Author: Dwight, Timothy
Title: The Conquest of Canaan; a Poem, in Eleven Books
Description: Hartford, Elisha Babcock, Printer, 1785. First Edition. Full Leather. First edition. Full calf leather with red title label on the spine. 8, 304 pages, lacking errata page. First edition of what many consider to be America's first epic poem, blending religious allegory with the recent events of the American Revolution and George Washington. Timothy Dwight was an American educator and minister. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the covers, with minor soiling and staining. Spine rather darkened. Leather split along the entire front hinge. Covers a bit bowed. Three purple ink stamps on the first end paper and inside front cover, belonging to the previous owner William C. Byer, a Free-will Baptist minister, who apparently really wanted everyone to know this was his book. One stamp on the rear inside cover. Another ownership signature and pencil on the inside front cover. Sabin 21548. Good .
Keywords: Noisbn Poetry
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Title: The Conquest of Canaan; a Poem, in Eleven Books
Description: Hartford, Elisha Babcock, Printer, 1785. First Edition. Full Leather. First edition. Full calf leather with red title label on the spine. 8, 304 pages, lacking errata page. First edition of what many consider to be America's first epic poem, blending religious allegory with the recent events of the American Revolution and George Washington. Timothy Dwight was an American educator and minister. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the covers, with minor soiling and staining. Spine rather darkened. Leather split along the entire front hinge. Covers a bit bowed. Three purple ink stamps on the first end paper and inside front cover, belonging to the previous owner William C. Byer, a Free-will Baptist minister, who apparently really wanted everyone to know this was his book. One stamp on the rear inside cover. Another ownership signature and pencil on the inside front cover. Sabin 21548. Good .
Keywords: Noisbn Poetry
Price: US$ 135.00 Seller: Mare Booksellers
- Book number: 018809
- Book number: 018809
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