Pastorals, Elegies, Odes, Epistles, and Other Poems. By Mrs. Allen

Abingdon, (Md.): Printed by Daniel P. Ruff, 1806 First edition. Contemporary tree calf with later gilt-lettered black morocco label. Twelvemo. Binding extremities lightly worn. Spine label is worn and chipped with the loss of a few gilt letters. Tear on the Table of Contents leaf affecting a small portion of text. Some light browning and intermittent foxing. Still, a good copy. Brasseya Allen (1762-1831) published only one book, Pastorals, Elegies, Odes, and Epistles, and Other Poems, which she dedicated to Thomas Jefferson. It contains numerous themes: elegies to lost loved ones and friends, epistles to the poet William Hayley, an ode on "General Washington's Accepting the Command of the Army in 1798," and more.