Lectures on American Literature, with Remarks on Some Passages of American History.
Place and Imprint: (New York:) Published by Elam Bliss, 1829.
Edition: First edition.
Bibliographical References: American Imprints 39223; Sabin 38075.
Condition: Edges a little rubbed; some light foxing and faint stains; very good copy.
Book ID: 27884
Physical Description
8vo, 19th century black half morocco, marbled paper boards, gilt lettering.Comments
A landmark work on the history of American literature by Samuel Lorenzo Knapp (1783-1838), author, local Massachusetts politician and lawyer. In 15 "lectures" Knapp writes about the origins of an American literature and the influences on it of the American Revolution. From the library of a great American literary critic, Edmund Clarence Stedman (1833-1908), with his bookplate on the front paste-down.Price: $425.00
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