Archibald Hopkins — Patriotic and Occasional Verse

New York, Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. Very scarce first-edition poetry collection on life and America from significant lawyer Archibald Hopkins. Very scarce first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Contemporary inscription dated 1927 to front free endpaper.With a frontispiece portrait of the author.This poetry collection from Archibald Hopkins was compiled in the January of 1926 and published posthumously after Hopkins' death in June of the same year. Featuring an introduction from his daughter Charlotte Wise Patterson. Patterson fought in the American Civil War before becoming a lawyer upon his return. As the Chief Clerk of the Court of Claims in Washington, he was a highly active and highly regarded American figure. This work collects verses from throughout his life, from the patriotic to the personal to the political. In publisher's original cloth binding. Contemporary inscription dated 1927 to front free endpaper. Externally, very smart with slight bumping and rubbing to spine tips. Internally, firmly bound. Very bright and clean with only faint spotting to the first and last pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .