2807
Early American Imprints Illus. by Alex. Anderson
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$40
Timed Auction
Railroad Crossing Discovery Auction: Closing October 14th, 2024
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(American, 1775-1870, physician, considered America's first illustrator) comprising four titles: Robert Bloomfield, THE FARMER'S BOY: A RURAL POEM 1st Am. ed. (NY: Hopkins, 1801) small 8vo, the pages untrimmed, later cloth, boards; James Beattie, THE MINSTREL (NY: Durell, 1802) small 8vo, later marbled boards; John Langhorne, THE FABLES OF FLORA (NY: Longworth, 1804) With wood engravings and copperplates, 12mo, original speckled sheep, the spine mended with brown leatherette; and Anonymous, THE CASKET OF GEMS (Boston: Munroe & Francis, 1838) 12mo, printed boards, rebacked.