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Lot 436
Sale 1097 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 8, 2022
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Nov 9, 2022
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[GARFIELD, James A. (1831-1881), his copy]. BASKERVILLE, Alfred, translator. The Poetry of Germany…Second Edition. Philadelphia: John Weick, 1856.
8vo (182 x 116mm). (Occasional minor spotting.) Original gilt-decorated cloth (rebacked preserving original spine); slipcase.
JAMES GARFIELDS COPY, INSCRIBED BY HIM on pencil on front free endpaper: “J. A. Garfield / Hiram O. / 1856”. With his bookplate (Inter Folia Fructus. Library of James A. Garfield” and shelfmark in ink. Books from Garfield’s library are scarce.
Property from the Patrick Atkinson Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota