Moral Pieces in Prose and Verse. By Lydia Huntley.
Hartford: Seldon & Goodwin, Printers, 1815. First edition. BAL 17615; Shaw & Shoemaker 35937; Stoddard & Whitesell 1111. The uncommon first book by Lydia Huntley Sigourney (1791-1865), a substantial collection of poems and short essays which foreshadowed her career as one of the most popular and prolific American literary women.....