Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1855. First edition of this collection being a new edition of "Rhymes of Travel" (1849) and "The Book of Romaces, Lyrics and Songs" (1851) revised and selected for this edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original brown cloth, covers stamped in blind with floral lozenge within triple rule and floral decorations in corners, spine lettered in gilt, ruled in blind, remains of small paper private library number label on spine, head and tail of spine chipped, some fraying and wear along edges, publisher's advertisements dated November 1855 at back, some spotting, mostly at front and back. With the bookplate of the "Private Library of H. H. McFarland," dated December 1855 on the front pastedown over a signature of H. H. McFarland. A few pencil marks. First edition of this collection being a new edition of "Rhymes of Travel" (1849) and "The Book of Romaces, Lyrics and Songs" (1851) revised and selected for this edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Included in this group are his poems and ballads of California as well as his romantic poems of travel and legend. Harris Collection of American Poetry 279

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Bookseller: The Old Mill Bookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 32931
Title: Poems of Home and Travel
Author: Taylor, Bayard
Format/Binding: 1 vols. 8vo
Book Condition: Used - Original brown cloth, covers stamped in blind with floral lozenge within triple rule and floral decorations in corners, spine le
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition of this collection being a new edition of "Rhymes
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ticknor and Fields
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1855
Keywords: American | Bayard Taylor

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