12mo (178 x 108 mm). Half-title. (Some spotting throughout.) Original brown cloth gilt (small closed tear to front free endpaper, light wear to spine ends); modern half morocco slipcase.

FIRST EDITION, first issue with p.52 numbered. Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl is a long narrative poem presented as a series of short stories told by a family during a snowstorm. Intended as a reconciliation narrative following the Civil War, Whittier's poem sold 7,000 copies on its first day of release and is considered to be his most enduring work. BAL 21862. WITH AN ORIGINAL SIGNATURE OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTER TIPPED IN.