The Knickerbocker Gallery A Testimonial to the Editor of the Knickerbocker Magazine from Its Contributors

Published by Samuel Hueston, New York, 1855

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Thick 8vo. Pp. xiv, [2], 16-505, [3].Engraved and regular title pages. Portrait frontis. with tissue guard. Illustrated with 48 steel engraved portraits with tissue guards. Bound in publisher's elaborate gilt- and blind-stamped morocco, gilt dentelles, spine with gilt-decorated compartments between five raised bands. A handsome, bright copy with just a few leaves showing minor toning. First edition, first state. Contains works by various contributors who constituted a brilliant flowering of American literature, among them Washington Irving, Nathaniel Willis, Oliver Wendell Holmes, William Cullen Bryant, Henry Schoolcraft, Samuel Osgood and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.From 1834 to its demise in 1859 the Knickerbocker Magazine was the foremost literary periodical of its day, overseen by editor Lewis Gaylord Clark. A literary milieu unto itself, the magazine was a projection of the editor's taste. Clark kept writers fed; in return, the American litterarati first offered Clark their latest work. Dickens, too, had his first American exposure in the Knickerbocker; on his visit to the US, his first lodging was at Clark's house. Lewis died in 1873. A very nice copy with handsome shelf appeal. See BAL 1033.…

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Title
The Knickerbocker Gallery A Testimonial to the Editor of the Knickerbocker Magazine from Its Contributors
Author
[Knickerbocker Magazine] Washington Irving, Oliver Wendell Holmes, William Cullen Bryant, Henry Schoolcraft, Henry Longfellow, et al. (contributors)
Publisher
Samuel Hueston, New York
Publication year
1855
Condition
Near Fine
Binding
Full leather
Edition
First Edition.
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Americana, Journalism, Literature

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Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long’s historical and bibliophilic interests. Our store is located in downtown Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood and is open seven days a week. In our on-going effort to provide a diversified inventory, we are acquiring fine and unusual books. From incunabula to 20th Century literature, from journals of voyages to autograph letters, no book or manuscript is beyond our purview. We would be delighted to consider all printed or written materials. Discretion is our hallmark. Long Brothers adheres to a strict code of professional conduct. We take pride in our customer service.…

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