Author: (Morton, Henry Jackson). [Derby, George Horatio, 1823-1861]. Phoenix, John [pseud.].
Title: Phoenixiana; or, Sketches and Burlesques. [from the Library of the Scientist Henry Morton].
Description: New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1856. 1856. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1856. 1856. Good. - Octavo, 7-7/8 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in brown cloth, titled with a vignette in gilt on the spine and a larger gilt illustration within blind-stamped floral decorations on front cover. The head and tail of the book's spine are heavily chipped and the top edge of the front cover and the spine are faded. 274 pages & 14 pages of publisher's ads, illustrated with a frontispiece. The first few leaves are slightly darkened and lightly foxed. Good. First edition. BAL 4650. The work contains Derby's pieces as "Professor John Phoenixiana" and "Squibob," poking fun at such topics as military surveyors and explorers; contemporary travel accounts of the Mission Dolores, Benecia, Sonoma, San Francisco, and San Diego; literary societies and women's clubs; astronomy; and Army life. Henry Morton's copy, signed by him on front endpaper. Henry Jackson Morton (December 11, 1836 – May 9, 1902) was an American scientist and the first president of the Stevens Institute of Technology. Good .

Keywords: AMERICANA; CALIFORNIA HUMOR; BURLESQUE; CARTICATURE; JOHN HORATIO DERBY; JOHN PHOENIX; PHOENIXIANA; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; LITERATURE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; HENRY MORTON.


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