[Item #47888] The Present State of Literature: A Poem, Delivered in New-Haven at the Public Commencement of Yale-College, September 10, 1800. Warren DUTTON.

The Present State of Literature: A Poem, Delivered in New-Haven at the Public Commencement of Yale-College, September 10, 1800

Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin, 1800. First Edition. Octavo (ca. 23cm.); stitched self-wrappers; 16pp. Extremities a bit chipped and stock uniformly toned, faint dampspot to rear leaf, contemporary ownership signature at head of title page, else a Very Good, unopened and untrimmed copy. Lengthy poem delivered on the occasion of Dutton's receiving an M.A. at Yale, after which he served briefly as the editor of the "Boston Palladium" before going into law and marrying a Lowell. EVANS 37337; see Sabin 21472.

Price: $65.00

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