 | 2. | Various, including Bernard Barton, George W. Burnap, L.M. Child, Eliza Cook, Benjamin Franklin, Bishop Heber, Mrs. Hemans, Rev. R. Hoyt, Rev. John Keble, James Montgomery, George P. Morris, John Langdon Sibley, M.F. Tupper, Henry Ware Jr. and many More The Marriage Offering; A Compilation of Prose and Poetry Boston Wm. Crosby & H.P. Nichols 1851 Hard Cover Good to Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 207 pages. Gilt edges and ornate gilt cover decorations. Engraved frontispiece and illustrated title page. Very nice little marriage "gift" book contains an collection of poems and short essays on marriage from various authors including Bernard Barton, George W. Burnap, L.M. Child (famed for her Frugal Housewife cookbook), Eliza Cook, Benjamin Franklin, Bishop Heber, Mrs. Hemans, Rev. R. Hoyt, Rev. John Keble, James Montgomery (abolitionist poet), George P. Morris, John Langdon Sibley, Charles Swain, M.F. Tupper, Henry Ware Jr., and many more. Tight binding with sound hinges. Generally clean pages with a few finger smudges and some light foxing. No inscription or other writing. Cover has some minor wear and soiling. See accompanying image. Price: 40.00 USD |