TUCKER, Nathaniel Beverley (1784-1851). George Balcombe. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1836.
2 volumes, 8vo. Original decorative embossed cloth, printed spine labels (spines sunned, few spots to titles, contemporary ownership signature faded or offset to vol.1 title-page and vol.2 front free endpaper).
FIRST EDITION. Poe called it "the best American novel ever written." Wright I:2612.
Selections from the Library of Dr. John Talbot Gernon
This lot is located in Chicago.