[Rarebooks] FS: Payne's HOME SWEET HOME, 1881, in scarce dustwrapper

[Charles Agvent]

PAYNE,  John  Howard. HOME SWEET HOME. Boston:  Lee  and  Shepard
1881.  This  illustrated edition of Payne's famous song was  published
the  previous  year  in  this format. First published  in  1823,  this
popular  American  song  with its famous line--Be it ever  so  humble,
there's  no  place  like  home"--struck a  chord  with  its  audiences
causing  it  to  be reprinted many times throughout the  19th  century
though  perhaps never as beautifully as in its present state. Bound in
dark  brown  cloth with heavy gilt decoration on the spine  and  front
cover  and illustrated with designs by Miss L. B. Humphrey engraved by
Andrew,  this  copy is enhanced by the presence of the  original  1881
dustwrapper  with  a  printed  front panel and  the  remainder  blank.
Expected  chipping  along  the edges but mostly complete  without  any
significant  tears,  this is a remarkable survivor. Fine, bright  copy
in Very Good example of the scarce dustwrapper                 $250.00

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