first edition Hardcover
1856 · New York
by CURTIS, George William
New York: Dix, Edwards & Co., 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Small leather bookplate, old bookseller's ticket. Slight bubbling to cloth, minor rubbing. Near Fine in chemise and a Very Good slipcase. Original blue cloth. BAL 4270: Binding A. Johnson High Spot. Dedicated to Mrs. Henry W. Longfellow. Curtis, editor of HARPER'S WEEKLY during the Civil War years and one of the most influential American journalists of any day, also was known for his speeches, one of which was a tribute to Charles Sumner. Curtis also had the honor of helping Thoreau build his cabin on Walden Pond. Housed in a later cloth dustwrapper and cloth slipcase. (Inventory #: 003242)