first edition 12, xxxii, 163 pp. 1 vols. 12mo
1848 · Cambridge
by Lowell, James Russell
Cambridge: Published by George Nichols, 1848. First Edition, BAL binding A.. 12, xxxii, 163 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Original purple cloth stamped in blind, spine title gilt. Some fading, spine chipped with loss of headcap, foot rubbed, else very good, preserved in morocco-backed slipcase and chemise. First Edition, BAL binding A. 12, xxxii, 163 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. First edition of Lowell's caustic satire of the Mexican-American War and the issue of the expansion of slavery. BAL 13068, Grolier 100, No. 57 (Inventory #: 37134)