Author: "By W. D." [Duane, William. 1808 - 1882] Title: LIGAN: A Collection of Tales and Essays
Description: Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, Printers, 1857. 1st edition (Sabin 20996; Wright II, 794). Limited to 99 cc. INSCRIBED by the author on the ffep. Original publisher's brown cloth binding, with gilt stamped title lettering to spine & boards stamped in blind. 76 pp. 7-1/2" x 4-1/2". Modest extremity wear. Light foxing to eps. A VG+ copy. American humor: includes a chapter on an African-American ball held in Philadelphia, a piece entitled "Extracts from the Diary of a Whig" and a comical look on a militia muster.
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Price: US$ 412.50 Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA
- Book number: 32837
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