639. GREENE (ALBERT G.). Prison-Ships. From the Original Thomas Dring, one of the prisoners. son. Illustrated. Folio, unbound, Recollections of the Jersey uncut. Morrisania, N. Y. 1865 LARGE PAPER COPY, only 50 issued, and signed by the editor. Very scarce. 640. GRISWOLD (RUFUS W.). Readings in American Poetry. Frontispiece. 12mo, cloth, gilt edges, N. Y. 1843; Passages from the Correspondence and other papers of Rufus W. Griswold. Contains numerous letters, not printed elsewhere, of Hawthorne, Thoreau, Bryant, Longfellow, Emerson, Whittier, Poe and many others. 8vo, cloth, privately printed. Cambridge, 1898. BOTH FIRST EDITIONS. 2 vols. 8vo and 12mo, cloth. N. Y.-Camb. 1843-1898 641. GUEST (MOSES). Poems on several Occasions-Extracts from a Journal kept by the Author while he followed the Sea, and during a Journey from New-Brunswick, in New-Jersey, to Montreal and Quebec. FIRST EDITION. 12mo, original sheep. Cincinnati, 1823 Scarce in original binding. Several of the Poems relate to Washington. The company of militia that captured Col. Lincoln in New Jersey in 1779 was commanded by the author. No plate with this copy. 642. GUINEY (LOUISE I.). Lovers' Saint Ruth's, Bost. 1895; "Monsieur Henri," a Foot-Note to French History, N. Y. 1892; The White Sail and other Poems, N. Y. 1887. ALL FIRST EDITIONS. GREENWOOD (GRACE), Poems, FIRST EDITION, Portrait (with long and interesting autograph letter from the author laid in), Bost. 1851, and others, cloth and paper, ? vols. 7 V. p. v. d. 643. HAGEMAN (S. MILLER). Vesper Voices, PRESENTATION COPY from the author, 8vo, half cloth, Princeton 1868; The Divine Malignity as opposed to the Divine Paternity, PRESENTATION COPY, sm. 4to, cloth, N. Y. 1885. BOTH FIRST EDITIONS. 2 vols. 1868-85. 644. HAGEMAN (S. MILLER). Silence, 1877; The Same, 3rd edn.; St. Paul, 1880; The Princeton Poets (with poems by Leland, Freneau, etc.), 1879. All but one FIRST EDITIONS. 4 vols. 8vo and 12mo, cloth. v. p. 1877-80 645. HAGEMAN (S. MILLER). The Reconstructed Woman, 1879; Greenwood and other Poems, illustrations [1877]; Once [1881]; The Liberty, frontispiece, published by the author, 1886; Bird Songs, published by the author, 1887; Grant, portrait, published by the author, 1889. ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 6 vols. sm. 4to and 12mo, cloth. Brooklyn, 1877-1889 646. HAID (LEO P.). Major John André; an Historical Drama, FIRST EDITION, Balt. 1876; HOLLAND (E. G.), Essays and a Drama ("The Highland Treason, the Story of André"), FIRST EDITION, Portrait, Bost. 1852; HUBBELL (HORATIO), Arnold, or the Treason of West Point, a Tragedy, FIRST EDITION. Phil. 1847, and others, mainly Dramatic, paper and cloth (12 vols.). v. p. 1847-76 647. HALE (EDWARD E.). The Desert and the Promised Land, 1863; The Man Without a Country, 1865; A Sermon preached in the South Congregational Church, Jan. 22, 1865; One Hundred Years Ago, 1875. ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 4 vols. 8vo and 12mo, wrappers. Bost. and Hartford, 1863-75 Inserted in each vol. is a letter signed, Roxbury, 1893 and 1894, on various subjects, a boys' club, his lecture tour, etc. 648. HALE (EDWARD E.). The Ingham Papers, 1869; Sybaris and Other Homes, 1869. BOTH FIRST EDITIONS. 2 vols. 12mo, cloth. Bost. 1869 With a letter from the author inserted in each volume. 649. HALL (A. OAKEY). Old Whitey's Christmas Trot, illustrations by Thwaites, 1857; The Congressman's Christmas Dream and the Lobby Member's Happy New Year, illustrations, 1870-71. BOTH FIRST EDITIONS. 2 vols. royal 8vo and 12mo, cloth. N. Y. 1857-71 With a letter inserted. 650. HALL (ROBERT P.). Poems by a South Carolinian, Charleston, S. C. 1848; HALL (JAMES), The Soldier's Bride, and other Tales, Phil. 1833; HARRIS (THOMAS L.), A Lyric of the Morning Land, N. Y. 1856, and An Epic of the Starry Heaven, N. Y. 1854, by the same, and others, similar, some scarce. (10 vols.) v. p. v. y. The Writings of Fitz-Greene Halleck. 651. HALLECK (FITZ-GREENE). Poems By Croaker, Croaker and Co., and Croaker, Jun., as published in "The Evening Post." 12mo, full crimson crushed levant morocco, gilt inside borders, UNCUT, with original wrappers bound in, by Stikeman. N. T. Published for the Reader, 1819 A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF HALLECK'S FIRST SEPARATE PUBLICATION. VERY RARE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS UNUSUAL CONDITION, UNCUT AND WITH ORIGINAL WRAPPERS. It was the serial publication of these poetical squibs by "Croaker & Co." (Halleck and J. Rodman Drake) that first gained Halleck literary celebrity. Dr. Mitchell, Edmund Simpson, manager of the theatre, William Cobbett and other well-known personages were the objects of their simple fun and well-aimed satire. Accompanying the above is a collection of newspaper cuttings, poems signed "Croaker & Co.," and copied from the "Evening Post" and other sources. THE HENRY W. POOE COPY, WITH HIS BOOKPLATE. Fanny. FIRST EDI 652. HALLECK (FITZ-GREENE). TION. Svo, original wrappers, uncut, in full red straight grained morocco slip case. N. Y. 1819 Fine copy of Halleck's first poem, slightly foxed and back worn, otherwise in fine condition. SCARCE. 653. HALLECK (FITZ-GREENE). Fanny. SECOND EDITION. Portrait laid in. 8vo, full light brown crushed levant morocco, gilt top, uncut, original wrappers bound in (slightly frayed on the edges). N. Y. 1821 654. HALLECK (FITZ-GREENE). Alnwick Castle, With other Poems. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, full calf, gilt and blind tooled, gilt edges. N. Y. 1827 On an inserted slip is written, "First completed copy of the original edition, bound in its present form and presented to Halleck by the Publishers. Given to me after the Poet's death by his Sister Miss Halleck. W." 655. HALLECK (FITZ-GREENE). The Same. 8vo, original wrappers [worn and part of back missing], uncut. * Very scarce in wrappers. N. Y. 1827 656. HALLECK (FITZ-GREENE). Fanny, with other Poems, Portrait and engraved title. 12mo, cloth, 1839. Alnwick Castle, with other Poems, engraved title, half cloth, 1845. Young America, FIRST EDITION, frontispiece, boards, 1865. 3 vols. 12mo. N. Y. 1839-65 657. HALLECK (FITZ-GREENE). Selections from the British Poets, 2 vols., N. Y. 1840. Poetical Writings of Halleck, edited by James Grant Wilson, portrait, N. Y. 1869. Both FIRST EDITIONS. 3 vols. 16mo, cloth. N. Y. 1840-69 With Autograph Letter. 658. HALLECK (FITZ-GREENE). The Poetical Works of Halleck. FIRST EDITION. With numerous engravings. 8vo. full morocco (slightly rubbed), gilt, gilt edges. N. Y. 1847 Inserted is a 2-page letter from Mr. Halleck, dated Jan. 28, 1833, regretting his inability to contribute a poem on the occasion of a proposed public testimonial to Wm. Dunlap. "I am happy in the opportunity afforded us by your exertions of expressing our admiration of Mr. Dunlap, a gentleman whose highly estimable personal character adds lustre to his talents as an author and an artist." 659, HALLECK (FITZ-GREENE). Poetical Works of Halleck. 12mo, cloth. N. Y. 1852 PRESENTATION COPY from Fitz-Greene Halleck to Robert B. Coffin. 660, HALLECK (FITZ-GREENE). The Poetical Works of Fitz-Greene Halleck. With Extracts from those of Joseph Rodman Drake. Edited by James Grant Wilson. FIRST EDITION. Portrait and illustrations. Royal Svo, cloth, uncut. N. Y. 1869 LARGE PAPER EDITION limited to 100 copies. This is No. 1. 661. HALLECK (FITZ-GREENE). Two leaves (four pages closely written) in Halleck's autograph containing his poem "The Iron Grays," and, "Lines contributed in Nov. 1813, and July 1814" to "The Columbian." Folio. 662. HALLECK (FITZ-GREENE). The Original Certificate of Halleck's election as member of the New York Historical Society. Signed by Luther Bradish, Thomas De Witt, Frederic De Peyster, Edward Robinson, Samuel Osgood, and Andrew Warner. Vignette of the arrival of Hudson in the North River engraved by Durand at the top. Folio. 663. HALLECK (FITZ-GREENE). Autograph Letter Signed, 2 pp. 8vo, Guilford, Conn., Nov. 1859. To H. H. Murray praising his verses. 664. HALLECK (FITZ-GREENE). Three folio leaves closely written in the autograph of Fitz-Greene Halleck, containing a list of books missing from a private library. See also under "American Magazines," Nos. 1472, 1486, and 1496. [N. Y. Review, U. S. Review, and Spirit of the Fair.] 665. HALPINE (CHARLES G.-"Miles O'Reilly"). Lyrics by the Letter H. FIRST EDITION The AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, 12mo, cloth. 666. HALPINE (CHARLES G.). oclast, A Poem. (By Benj. P. Blood.) cloth. N. Y. 1854 The Bride of the Icon- From the library of Chas. G. Halpine, with his autograph in two places. 667. HALPINE (CHARLES G.). The Life and Adventures, Songs, Services and Speeches of Private Miles O'Reilly, N. Y. 1864; Baked Meats of the Funeral; Essays, Poems, etc., N. Y. 1866; Poetical Works of Charles G. Halpine, Portrait, N. Y. 1869. ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 3 vols. post 8vo and 12mo. cloth. N. Y. 1864-6-9 The author's second, third and fourth books. 668. HALPINE (CHARLES G.). The Soldiers' and Sailors' Half-Dime Tales of the Late Rebellion. 12mo, wrappers. N. Y. 1868 Contains a sketch of the Life of Halpine, with a long poetic eulogy and full-page portrait. 669. [HARNEY (JOHN M.).] By An American. FIRST EDITION. tally uncut. Crystalina; a Fairy Tale. Very scarce in this condition. The author was a Savannah journalist who became a Dominican monk. 670. HARRIS (C. FISKE). Index to American Poetry and Plays. 12mo, cloth. Providence, 1874 Scarce, having been printed for private circulation. 671. HARRIS (JOEL C.). Free Joe and other Georgia Sketches, 1887; Balaam and his Master, 1891. FIRST EDITIONS. Nights with Uncle Remus, 1883. 3 vols. 12mo, cloth. N. Y. 1883-1891 672. HART (CATHERINE JULIA). Tonnewonte; or, the Adopted Son of America, a Tale containing Scenes from Real Life. By An American. FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. in 1. 12mo, half roan. Albany, 1825-Watertown, 1824 A scarce example of early American fiction. 673. HART (CHARLES HENRY). Brower's Life Masks of Great Americans. Numerous fine portraits on China paper. 4to, half morocco (rubbed), gilt top, uncut. N. Y. 1899 One of 50 copies printed on Dickinson antique hand-made paper. The Writings of Francis Bret Harte. 674. HARTE (BRET). The Knickerbocker, or New York Monthly Magazine, Jan., 1858. Vol. LI, No. 1. wrappers. Contains the poem "Dolores" by Bret Harte. 675. HARTE (BRET). ciety of California Pioneers. Poem by F. B. Harte. 8vo, 8vo, original N. Y. 1858 Fourteenth Anniversary of the SoOration by Rev. H. W. Bellows. original wrappers. San Francisco, 1864 First appearance in book form of any of Harte's writ ing, antedating, by two years, "Outcroppings." 8vo, sewn. 676. HARTE (BRET). In Memoriam Thomas Starr King. For the benefit of the Sanitary commision [1864]. Contains the poems "Relieving Guard, March 4th, 1864," by Harte, and "Thomas Starr King" by Whittier. With Autograph Letter Relating to the Work. 677. HARTE (BRET). Outcroppings: being Selections of California Verse. FIRST EDITION. 12mo, cloth. San Fran. 1866 THE AUTHOR'S FIRST VOLUME. Laid in is an interesting letter from the author to his editor A. Roman, 4 pp. 12mo, San Francisco, Jan. 8, 1866: "I have to thank you for yours of the 9th ulto. and the eastern notices of 'Outcroppings.' You will learn from Mr. Allen that the book has created considerable excitement here and that the compiler has been abused beyond his most sanguine expectations. All of which ought to make the volume sell. . . . I have had some idea of publishing a little book of my California Sketches and Burlesques, including the 'Condensed Novels.'" |