NOCTES AMBROSIANAE [Volume 1, August, 1819 - Aug., 1824; With Memories and Notes by R. Shelton MacKenzie; Blackwood's Magazine]

Blue cloth binding with visible but light wear to edges and extremities, some discoloration but overall pleasingly clean with still bright gilt-stamping to spine. Well bound, tight with covers firmly attached, Text is unmarked pages clean and bright, no foxing. Frontispiece steel engraving of the author with tissue guard. Further details given, and questions are always welcome. Scans can be made upon request. The Noctes Ambrosianae, a series of 71 imaginary colloquies, appeared in Blackwood's Magazine from 1822 to 1835. Comments: Provenance, Ex-Library John Cheever Goodwin, 1850 - December 1912, with his Bookplate [designed by HER] on the front paste-down page, and his signature on the front fly leaf with the date of 1895. WIKIPEDIA QUOATE: John Cheever Goodwin (1850 December 1912) was an American musical theatre librettist, lyricist and producer. Goodwin was born in Boston and graduated from Harvard University. He began a career in journalism before turning to writing for the stage. He often worked with composers Edward E. Rice and Woolson Morse. Goodwin was one of the earliest American writers dedicated to musical theatre librettos and lyrics. …