Item #26129 The Miscellaneous Works of Colonel Humphreys. David, Humphreys.
The Miscellaneous Works of Colonel Humphreys

The Miscellaneous Works of Colonel Humphreys

New-York: Hodge, Allen, and Campbell, 1790. Good. Item #26129

New-York: Hodge, Allen, and Campbell, 1790. First Edition. Octavo; full contemporary sheep, 19th-century manuscript spine label; 348pp. (A-C4 D6 E-2T4 2U6, collated and presumed complete). Leather quite scuffed and dried, later (ca. 1868) Sutton Free Library ex libris to front pastedown with their manuscript spine label, mid-20th century ownership signature above ex libris, textblock soiled and rather worn from handling, old tape repair to p. 259; a Good copy only.

Selected works by the American poet and diplomat David Humphrey (1752-1818), who began his career as an aide-de-camp to George Washington. The present volume includes poetry, drama in verse, and a life of Israel Putnam.

EVANS 22578; SABIN 33808; WEGELIN 224.

Price: $125.00