The London carcanet : containing select passages from the most distinguished writers / from the 2d London ed.

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Title: The London carcanet : containing select passages from the most distinguished writers / from the 2d London ed.
Contributor: Melville, Herman,--1819-1891--Ms. notes
Melville, Herman,--1819-1891--Ownership
Published / Created: 1831
Publication Place: New York :
Publisher: C.H. Peabody,
Description: Added title page, engraved, has imprint: London : W. Pickering ; New-York : C.H. Peabody, 1831.
Herman Melville's copy with his manuscript notes. Won by Melville at the Albany Academy in August 1831 as the 1st premium in the 2d class in the 4th dept. Melville's name stamped on the cover in gold and label from Albany Academy awarding him the book on inside front cover. Verses in Melville's hand on front and back fly-leaves. Markings in another hand also.
Imperfect: added title page and frontispiece wanting; p. 179-180 wanting.
Extent: 3 p.l., [v]-x, [11]-244 p. : front. ; 15 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: 2d London ed.
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Annotations
Autographs
Marginalia
poems (AAT)
Sayings
Subject (Name): Melville, Herman,--1819-1891--Ms. notes
Melville, Herman,--1819-1891--Ownership

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