Signed First Edition "Songs of Three Centuries" by J.G. Whittier Visual COA

Item Details

An 1876 antique first edition copy of the poetry collection Songs of Three Centuries, featuring poems from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries (1600s-1800s), edited by American ‘Fireside Poet’ and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier, and published by James R. Osgood & Company of Boston. It has a signed personal inscription by Whittier to the front flyleaf: ‘Martha E. Powey, with thanks of John G. Whittier’. Bound in rust cloth covered boards with gilt board and spine titles. His signature was given a ‘visual pass’ by a third party authenticator.

• The autograph(s) on this item were visually inspected by a third party authenticator and have received a “pass” in their pass/fail visual inspection test. The item will be accompanied by an Auction Letter of Authenticity (ALOA), which will be mailed directly to the winning bidder.

Condition

- bindings starting to separate, with a loose cover and several detached groups of pages. Moderate cover wear with bumped spine edges.

Dimensions

Item #

19CIN032-203