[WASHINGTON & LEE] [VIRGINIA] CENTENNIAL POEM FOR WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY. LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA. 1775-1885

Margeret J. Preston

New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1885.

Soft Cover. First Edition. 8vo; in the publisher’s printed wrappers,with the publisher’s plain paper sleeve; 24 pages, printed rectos only; with title in red and black and the upper and lower margins ruled in red, with running title in red; some offsetting on the title, and a previous owner name on the verso of the front wrapper.~~Margaret Preston, often know as the Poet of the Confederacy; her poem -- 25 stanzas long! -- was a tribute to Washington and Lee, and to the great men in its history. ~~An uncommon offering, in splendid condition. (Haynes 14472).

Near Fine binding.
Item #294408

Price: $200.00