signed first edition 8vo
1869 · Boston
by Whittier, John Greenleaf
Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co, 1869. First edition, BAL binding A without publisher's monogram on the spine. 8vo. Publisher's green cloth, blind stamped and gilt. Slightest rubbing to extremities, a few scattered spots, very near fine. First edition, BAL binding A without publisher's monogram on the spine. 8vo. Presentation copy, inscribed by Whitter on the first blank: "Wm. H. Channing / with the kind regards / of / John G. Whittier."
William Henry Channing (1810-1884), nephew to the reknowned Unitarian, William Ellery Channing, was a Boston clergyman, author, and abolitionist friend to Whittier. BAL 21874; Currier p.111 (Inventory #: 371665)
William Henry Channing (1810-1884), nephew to the reknowned Unitarian, William Ellery Channing, was a Boston clergyman, author, and abolitionist friend to Whittier. BAL 21874; Currier p.111 (Inventory #: 371665)