Memoir, Letters, and Poems of Bernard Barton.

Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blakiston, 1850. First American edition. Hardcover. Edward Fitzgerald's first book, edited by Barton's daughter. Fitzgerald was the translator of a collection of Persian poems which he named the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Dark blue blind stamped cloth with gilt title at spine. Corners slt rubbed, o/w very good. Internally, light scattered fox spotting, owner signature at title page, o/w very good. 8vo, ads at front end papers, xii, 405pp. Item #14312

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