Carleton Will William Mckendree Carleton 1845 (3 results)

Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Very Good. Copyright, 1895, Harper & Brothers. (12) pages. Wash drawing and verse on rectos, advertising versos. 5 x 8.25", embossed textured trifold pictorial wrapper, opens vertically. Beef, milk, wheat convalescent cordial by Arlington Chemical Company, Yonkers, New York. Wrap trifle rubbed, VG.…

Condition: VERY GOOD. First edition. The third collection of poems related to farm life by this poet, brought up in a log farmhouse in rural Michigan, who was called "America's poet." Illustrated throughout with both full page plates and smaller en texte drawings. 167 pp, plus 6 pp of publisher's ads. Very good in brown bevel-edged boards with a dark green and gilt illustration on front cover, gilt lettering on the spine - a bit of fraying at the ends of the spine, some shelfwear to lower edge and minor wear to corners, but overall a very attractive copy.…

Condition: VERY GOOD. First edition. Although Carleton, brought up in a log farmhouse in rural Michigan, is considered primarily as a poet of rural life in America, this is one of several collections of longer narrative poems related to urban life. Illustrated with 16 full page plates, and a frontispiece showing Statue of Liberty, as well as smaller en texte drawings on 4 pages. All edges gilt. 170 pp, plus 4 pp of publisher's ads. Very good in brown bevel-edged boards with a green and gilt illustration on front cover, gilt lettering on the spine - a bit of fraying at the ends of the spine, minor wear to corners, but overall a very attractive copy.…