The pilgrim of Glencoe : and other poems (Signed; Fine Binding)
by Campbell, Thomas
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Edward Moxon, 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. [Fine binding, Presentation Copy] Signed by author (1842) in tipped in letter in rear. Bound in fine 3/4 morocco over marbled boards. Gilt ruled. Top edge gilt. Marbled end pages. Addressee's name (Baron ...) in rear letter from author is scratched out. Some of the poems included: The Pilgrim Of Glencoe; The Child And Hind; Napoleon And The British Sailor; The Jilted Nymph; Benlomond; The Parrot; On Getting Home; The Portrait Of A Female Child Six Years Old; Moonlight; Song Of The Colonists Departing For New Zealand; Moonlight; Cora Linn Or The Falls Of The Clyde; Lines Suggested By The Statue Of Arnold Von Winkelreid; Song On Our Queen; To The United States Of North America; The Launch Of A First Rate; Chaucer And Windsor; Notes To The Pilgrim Of Glencoe, etc. <br> Interestingly, from an American perspective is the poem dedicated to the United States, "United States, your banner wears two emblems - one of fame ; Alas, the other that it bears Reminds us of your shame. Your standard's constellation types White freedom by its stars; But what's the meaning of the stripes? They mean your negroes' scars." *Autographed by author.* Campbell was a popular Scottish poet of the early 19th century. He is buried in Westminster Cathedral in Poet's Corner.
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- SequiturBooks (US)
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- Title
- The pilgrim of Glencoe : and other poems (Signed; Fine Binding)
- Author
- Campbell, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London: Edward Moxon
- Date Published
- 1842
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry and Verse;
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