Poems of the Late Francis S. Key, Esq. 1857.
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[Star Spangled Banner] POEMS OF THE LATE FRANCIS S. KEY, ESQ. New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1857. First Edition. Black cloth, copper-color lettering, ornament, and rules to spine. Very good condition, slight loss to foot of spine and brief shelf-wear, tiny tear to head of spine, Sondley library blindstamp on title leaf. xi,203 pages plus 12 pages of ads – pages 15-16 misbound before pages 13-14. Sabin 37669. BAL 11093 – Blanck’s binding C, black with vertical filigree ornament on front cover, no priority. Contains first book appearance of Key’s “Star Spangled Banner” (previously published in broadside form). Signed and inscribed by noted North Carolina collector, F. A. Sondley, with Sondley Library bookplate on front pastedown – the collection was sold many years ago.
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