Willis, N. P. — Sketches

Boston, S. G. Goodrich, 1827. First Edition. Hardcover. Three-quarters bright blue boards with brown-olive leather spine & corners; 96 pp. Title on spine: N. P. Willis, Poems. A collection of 20 poems by American poet and editor Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867), his first published book. In the preface, he admits that the verses were "written at different periods of a college life, which has just expired." Meaning: he'd just graduated from Yale. Willis went on to become a prolific author. G- (Moderate wear to outer spine & corners;ex-library with traditional marks and back pocket; some soil marks on some pages; text blocks are good and clear.) .