Multiple authors including John Pierpont, Nathaniel Parker Willis, and George Washington Doane. - Sacred Harp of American Poetry. With Occasional Notes.

London; Liverpool; Dublin. James Cornish, 1, Middle Row, Holborn Bars; 35, Lord Street, Liverpool; and 18, Grafton Street, Dublin. No date [c.1840]. Cloth. This uncommon early edition of a collection of American Christian poetry, full bound in the original publisher's gilt-decorated cloth. Undated, but established as being an early edition of the work published circa 1840 using records at the University of Edinburgh Libraries.Illustrated with a monochrome plate frontispiece titled 'Come to Me Ye Broken Hearted&apos.With ten pages of publisher's advertisements at the rear of the work.Uncommon.This is a heartening collection of nineteenth-century Christian poetry. It includes works by significant poets of the day such as John Pierpont, Nathaniel Parker Willis, and George Washington Doane. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally, smart with marginal fading to the fore edge and spine, minor handling marks, and light rubbing. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities, Internally, sections of the binding are strained. Pages are slightly age toned with the odd spot or small handling mark, including a minor tidemark to the frontispiece and half title page, neither impacting the illustration nor text. Previous owner's inscription to pp.10v of publisher's advertisements. A work in very good condition indeed given its age and scarcity. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Frontispiece by Whittock del et sculp. Very Good Indeed .

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