Political essays
New York: Dix, Edwards & Co., 1856. First edition, 12mo, pp. [6], 345, [1], [8], Dix & Edwards ads dated Sept. 1, 1856; original blindstamped brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine; some cracking of the cloth along the fore-edge; all else very good and sound. A collection of contributions to Putnam's Magazine. Married to the eldest daughter of William Cullen Bryant, Godwin in the 1850s became an ardent abolitionist. Several of his essays here assume a parting of the ways between the north and south: "The Great Question," "Northern or Southern, Which?" and "Kansas Must be Free." Item #56008
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