A Bibliography of First Editions in Book Form of the Writings of James Russell Lowell

Luther S. Livingston

Published by Privately Printed, New York, 1914

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xvii, 136 pp., illustrated, including frontispiece portrait; title page printed in red and black; 8vo, original green-grey paper-covered boards, red leather title label with gilt title, gilt title on upper cover. A catalogue of James Russell Lowell first editions in the collection of Jacob Chester Chamberlain (1860-1905), a member of the Grolier Club for about three years until his death. Most of the entries are accompanied by detailed notes. In addition to Lowell, Chamberlain also formed major collections of the first editions of Longfellow, Hawthorne, Emerson, Bryant, Whittier, and other major American writers. His Hawthorne collection was exhibited at the Grolier Club in 1904, and his collections were dispersed at a two-day auction by Anderson in February 1909. This is the second of two titles in the Chamberlain Bibliographies series, the first covering first editions of Longfellow. Number 209 of 500 copies printed by the De Vinne Press. A fine copy (tiny bump to one corner).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Bibliography of First Editions in Book Form of the Writings of James Russell Lowell
• Publisher: Privately Printed, New York
• Publication Date: 1914
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
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