HALE, EDWARD EVERETT. 1822-1909.
The Man Without a Country. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865.
The Man Without a Country. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865.
12mo (167 x 106 mm). 23, [1] pp., without the tipped-in publisher's slip found in some copies. Publisher's printed pink wrappers, small closed tear to front cover, wrappers splitting at spine, in a custom morocco-backed slipcase and chemise.
Provenance: W. P. Burges, 1865 (signature to front cover).
FIRST SEPARATE EDITION of Hale's patriotic parable written to bolster support for the Union Army: "No matter what happens to you, no matter who flatters you or who abuses you, never look at another flag, never let a night pass but you pray God to bless that flag." First published in The Atlantic Monthly, December 1863. Peter Parley to Penrod, p 24. Sabin 29627.
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The Man Without a Country. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865.
The Man Without a Country. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865.
12mo (167 x 106 mm). 23, [1] pp., without the tipped-in publisher's slip found in some copies. Publisher's printed pink wrappers, small closed tear to front cover, wrappers splitting at spine, in a custom morocco-backed slipcase and chemise.
Provenance: W. P. Burges, 1865 (signature to front cover).
FIRST SEPARATE EDITION of Hale's patriotic parable written to bolster support for the Union Army: "No matter what happens to you, no matter who flatters you or who abuses you, never look at another flag, never let a night pass but you pray God to bless that flag." First published in The Atlantic Monthly, December 1863. Peter Parley to Penrod, p 24. Sabin 29627.
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