Sly Ballades in Harvard China
Boston: A. Williams & Company Old Corner Bookstore, 1882. First Edition. Small octavo (19.5cm). Stiff card wrappers with color-lithographed paper jacket; iv,81pp; illus.
The author's second book, a collection of humorous, Harvard-themed poems. Martin (1856-1939) was a founding editor of the Harvard Lampoon (1876) and the long-time literary editor for Life Magazine. A rather well-preserved copy of this fragile publication.
Price: $150.00