Antique Leather Bound Illustrated Book, William Cullen Bryant's a Library of Poetry and Song

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In this late 19th century decorative illustrated book, Bryant's A Library of Poetry and Song, is a compilation of selections … more In this late 19th century decorative illustrated book, Bryant's A Library of Poetry and Song, is a compilation of selections from the best poets of the era, with an introduction by William Cullen Bryant.

Title: A Library of Poetry and Song Being Choice Selections from the Best Poets.
Author: William Cullen Bryant (Introduction by).
Publisher: J. B. Ford and Company, New York.
Edition: Later edition, Published 1879.

Binding description: Full brown publisher's leather hardcovers, gilt and blind stamped decorative spines and boards, blind rib stamped board edges and gilt stamped inner dentelle, full gilt leaf edge, marble endpapers, frontispiece steel engraving portrait plate of Bryant, ornately framed text pages, profusely illustrated with black/white steel & wood engraving/manuscript pages. less