An Oration Pronounced At New Haven Before The Society Of Phi Beta Kappa September 12 1826 On Some Of

by James A Hillhouse

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First edition

New-Haven: A.H. Maltby and Co., 1826. First Edition. Octavo 23.5cm. ; removed but retaining original tan printed wrappers; 32pp. Leaves a bit chipped and brittle along textblock extremities, later ink 6 at head of upper cover light spotting , else a Very Good, unopened copy. Address in which the author urged his listeners to choose American scenes, events, and characters as literary models.

• Binding: Wrappers

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