Oriental harp. Poems of the Boston bard
Providence: printed and published by Smith & Parmenter, agents for the sale of the Oriental Harp, 1826. First edition, 8vo, pp. [9], 14-254; engraved frontispiece portrait; original drab boards, printed paper label on spine; both covers nearly loose, spine partially perished, label lightly chipped, occasional light foxing; all else good or better. "Robert Stevenson Coffin was born in Brunswick, Me, 1797(?). For some time he worked at his trade as a printer, in Newburyport, Mass. During the War of 1812 he was a sailor and was captured and held as a prisoner on board a British frigate. After the war he continued to work at his trade in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. He died at Rowley, Mass., in 1857. He was self-styled 'The Boston Bard'" (Harris Collection). American Imprints 24145; Harris Collection, p. 61; Sabin 14187. Item #56157
Price: $150.00
