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Endymion. A Tale of Greece. By Henry B. Hirst, William D. Ticknor & Company, Boston, 1848, 122 pp, The Penance of Roland, A Romance of the Peine Forte et Dure; and Other Poems, Henry B. Hirst, Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1849, 128 pp plus publisher s list, full red morocco, 7 x 4.75 , 12mo. In fair condition. Moderate wear and scuffing to corners and extremities. Ink staining to front board with modest soiling to rest of leather. Gilt tooling bright and clean. Spine slightly darkened from age and soiling. Personalized binding of Susan T. Hough. Lacks frontis in both works. Stamped ownership of John Dolman Jr. May 8, 1883 Phila. On title pages. Margins damp stained in first work. Interiors are typically toned with scattered foxing. Free of known marginalia. Inner dentelles are bright. Binding intact. Please see photos. Henry Beck Hirst (1817-1874) was a Philadelphian poet, lawyer and eccentric author. He was also a musician, amateur ornithologist, conchologist, and botanist. He was a friend of Poe, but their friendship broke up over Hirst s insistence that he, and not Poe, was the true author of The Raven . Seller Inventory # COLL1848ADFN
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