Three Great Poems. BRYANT (William Cullen).

Three Great Poems: Thanatopsis; Flood of Years; Among the Trees.

Designed and engraved by W. J. Linton and J. McEntee with influence from David Scott, William Blake and Isaac Taylor. Title page printed in red. 18 full page engraved plates and a double page engraving (with accompanying tissue guard), along with numerous illustrations bordering the text.

8vo. [210 x 167 x 20 mm]. Unpaginated, printed on recto [67]ff. Bound in publisher's yellow cloth, the front cover blocked and lettered in gilt, the spine titled in gilt, decorative endleaves, gilt edges. (Minor bumping to the extremities, a touch soiled, otherwise a firm and square binding).

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1882]

Scattered light foxing to the preliminary and last few pages, otherwise a clean and crisp copy in near fine condition. Neat contemporary gift inscription to the front fly leaf "Bessie from Frederick, Merry Christmas, Dec 25th 1882".

Comprising of three poems Thanatopsis (1817), The Flood of Trees (1876) and Among the Trees (1869). William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) was an American romantic poet who "stood among the most celebrated figures in the frieze of 19th century America" (Poetry Foundation). He served as editor of the New York Evening Post for 50 years and upon his death "all of New York City went into mourning for its most respected citizen".

Stock no. ebc9308