Search Results: hymns by william cullen bryant

Nelson Doubleday, Inc.. Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1924. Hardcover. The Pocket University, Volume XV .

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

1869. BRYANT, William Cullen. Hymns. Original blindstamped cloth. [N.P. n.p.: ca. 1869]. BAL 1706. Second edition, slightly revised from the first edition of 1864. Presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper: "Charles Nordhoff, Esq. With the kid regards of William Cullen Bryant. Nov. 30. 1869." Charles Nordhoff (1830-1901) wrote several works based on his youthful experiences as an American sailor, as well as guidebooks and The Communistic Societies of the United States. He was a close friend of Bryant and worked with him on the editorial staff of the New York Evening Post." Slight wear to vey ends of spine, light fading to cloth, front inner hinge starting, else very good.

New York: Privately Printed, 1864. First. hardcover. fine. iv, 5-40 pages. Slim 12mo, original terra cotta cloth with blind-stamped covers and title in gilt, white moire endpapers. No place, no date (New York 1864]. First edition, first issue. A very fine fresh copy, inscribed by the author to his daughter: "Fanny Bryant Godwin from her father. November 11th 1864". Bryant has also written "New York 1864" at bottom of title page.<br/> <br/> Exceedingly rare association copy. First edition, first issue, containing 19 hymns, with the second line in the fourth stanza on page 9, reading "Dwells on Thy works in deep delight". This privately printed first issue consisted of only a very small number of copies to be distributed among the author's friends. The place and date of publication has been written in by the author. -- BAL 1686<br/> <br/>