Thomas Bailey Aldrich — Poems

New York , Carleton , 1836. First edition. Cloth. A smart, first edition collection of Poems by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, offering his graceful and finely crafted verse. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding with blind stamping. This volume is a first edition. This a refined collection of verse showcasing Aldrich"s elegant lyricism with poems such as "Cloth of Gold", "A Turkish Legend", "Swallow-Flights" "Ghosts", "After the Rain", "The Girls", "Little Maud", "Pythagoras", and "The Queen's Ride", to name a few. Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836–1907) was an American poet, editor, and novelist known for his polished lyric verse and refined style. As editor of The Atlantic Monthly, he influenced late 19th-century American letters and helped shape literary tastes of the era. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Sligh rubbing and bumping to extremities and boards, resulting in slight loss to cloth, more so to tail of spine. Spine slightly faded. The odd spot to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with one or two spots to fore edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .