Key, Francis Scott; Taney, Roger [Introduction]

POEMS OF THE LATE FRANCIS S. KEY, ESQ.

New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1857. First Edition. 12mo., xii, 203 pages, 12 pages; G+; Full brown cloth, with embossed covers and spine, and faded silver lettering; Boards show moderate wear to corners and head/tail of spine, light wear to all other edges, and spine slightly cocked; Textblock has light plus age-toning to edges, and very light soiling to fore-edge; Bears the signature of former owner "R.H.K. [Robert Henry Kirkwood] Whiteley / U.S.A. / New York Feb. 28. 1857 -"; Whiteley was a career soldier in the U.S. Army, serving in multiple wars (including the Civil War) and retiring with the rank of brigadier general in 1875.

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