Pike County Ballads and Other Pieces
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1871. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], viii-ix, [4], 14-167, [3] pp. Maroon cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine. ANB, Kenton J. Clymer, "Hay, John Milton". The author worked for President Abe Lincoln and achieved fame with this publication. Hay was lifelong friends with Samuel Clemens, as the two came from similar backgrounds. Pike County Ballads largely focuses on life on the Mississippi River and on the frontier. Several of the poems also celebrate democracy. Very Good. Item #00009664
A Very Good book with notable fading to the spine and the front joint starting. Tiny bookplate of Perry C. Smith on the front pastedown.
Price: $50.00