Poems

Poems
William Cullen Bryant, 1821
BRYANT, William Cullen (1794-1878). Poems. Cambridge, Mass.: Printed by Hilliard and Metcalf, 1821.

First edition of Bryant's first major book, containing "Thanatopsis" and "To a Waterfowl." BAL 1587.

Octavo. (Contemporary gift inscription adhered to front free endpaper.) Original drab brown paper boards (a little chipping to spine, a little minor soiling); custom box. Provenance: William W. Sturgis (inscription).