Poems
by Rosa Vertuer Johnson [Rosa Vertner Jeffrey]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Very rare. (334 pages.) The author's first book, a collection of poems, most of which had previously appeared in the Louisville Journal newspaper. Decorative hardcover, all edges gilt. Embossed cloth binding. Moderate edge-wear, with fraying at the head of the spine. Front hinge starting just a bit. Light foxing to the end papers and intermittently along the top edge of the text block. Otherwise, a tight copy with no markings. NOT an ex-library copy. Copy of Mary S. Ker of Natchez, Mississippi and New Orleans, Louisiana. Rosa Vertner Griffith Johnson Jeffrey (1828-1894) was an American poet and novelist from Mississippi, and the first Southern woman whose literary work attracted attention throughout the United States.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Armadillo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 720050204
- Title
- Poems
- Author
- Rosa Vertuer Johnson [Rosa Vertner Jeffrey]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Date Published
- 1857
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Armadillo Books
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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