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A new library of poetry and song
- Title
- A new library of poetry and song / edited by William Cullen Bryant ; illustrated with steel portraits, wood engravings by English and American artists, silhouette titles, manuscript fac-similes, etc., etc.
- Publication
- New York : Fords, Howard & Hulbert, [1876-1878]
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Parts 8-14 | Text | Restricted use | Arents BIP (Bryant, W. New 1876) 99-8 Parts 8-14 | Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Parts 15-21 | Text | Restricted use | Arents BIP (Bryant, W. New 1876) 99-8 Parts 15-21 | Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Parts 1-7 | Text | Restricted use | Arents BIP (Bryant, W. New 1876) 99-8 Parts 1-7 | Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328 |
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- Description
- 21 pts. (lxxviii, 950 p., [61] leaves of plates) : ill., ports., facsims.; 29 cm.
- Uniform Title
- Library of poetry and song.
- Subjects
- Note
- Each part in the original illustrated pale gray green paper covers. Title page for v. 1 in pt. 1; t.p. for v. 2, table of contents, index of authors, and list of illustrations in pt. 20. Each part has "Opinions of the press" on p. [3] of covers and publisher's advertisement on p. [4] of covers.
- Issued 1876-1878; cf. BAL. "Copyright, 1877 A.D."--Verso of title pages.
- Projected in 20 parts. Part 21, containing the "Memoir of William Cullen Bryant, by James Grant Wilson" (p. [xli]-lxxvii) and the index of titles, was added as a "memorial number" after Bryant's death; cf. BAL.
- "A revised edition of A library of poetry and song ... 1871"--BAL.
- "Directions to the binder" for binding into one or two volumes tipped into pt. 20.
- Illustrations: 21 prints : steel etching, steel engraving ; full-page. Ports., engraved by G.E. Perine, H.B. Hall and H.B. Hall & Sons. -- 20 prints : wood engraving ; full-page. Views, historical scenes, etc., engraved by A. Bobbett and others. -- 20 prints : woodcut ; full-page. Silhouette ornamental section titles.
- Includes index of first lines and index of titles.
- Indexed In (note)
- BAL
- Call Number
- NAEM (Bryant, W.C. New library of poetry and song)
- OCLC
- 743560
- NYPGR743560-B
- Title
- A new library of poetry and song / edited by William Cullen Bryant ; illustrated with steel portraits, wood engravings by English and American artists, silhouette titles, manuscript fac-similes, etc., etc.
- Imprint
- New York : Fords, Howard & Hulbert, [1876-1878]
- Indexed In:
- BAL 1755
- Local Note
- All parts of Arents BIP copy are from 1878 issue, with references to pt. 21 on p. [2] and/or [4] of covers.
- Added Author
- Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878.Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914.Hall, Henry Bryan, active 1850-1900.Perine, George Edward, 1837-1885.Bobbett, Albert, approximately 1824-1888 or 1889.H.B. Hall & Sons.
- Added Title
- Library of poetry and song.
- Research Call Number
- NAEM (Bryant, W.C. New library of poetry and song) Incomplete: pt. 18 (p. 817-912) wanting. Parts 1-9 and pt. 10 (to p. 452) bound in 1 v. Pt. 10 (from p. 453) and pts. 11-17, 19-21 unbound.Arents BIP (Bryant, W. New 1876) 99-8