Description: The Conquest of Canaan; A Poem, in Eleven Books by Timothy Dwight, Elisha Babcock, Hartford, 1785, 304pp, leather, 4.5 x 7", 18mo Poor condition/as is. Front board is completely detached from binding. Wear and chipping to boards. Tips are bumped and edges are scuffed. Cracking and chipping to spine but still legible. Binding exposed at headcap and tail. Provenance in ink on front and rear pastedowns. Rear hinge is cracked. Toning, age-staining, and finger-staining throughout textblock. Some tea-staining can be seen along fore edge. Please see photos and ask any questions prior to purchase. Completed in 1774 (though not published until 1785), this was the first American-written epic poem, an allegorical work in which Canaan is actually America, which foreshadowed and depicted struggles of the American Revolution. This book is dedicated to George Washington. Timothy Dwight taught at Yale and later became the school's sixth president. During the Revolution, he served as chaplain to the Connecticut Continental Brigade until the death of his father in 1778. FORN-TUB-0042-WW-2405-JC811
Price: 200 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-10-30T16:59:45.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Leather
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Timothy Dwight
Publisher: Elisha Babcock
Topic: Poetry
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
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