[Rarebooks] FS: Early printing of "A Visit from St. Nicholas" New York: 1840 (bright copy)

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THE GEMS OF AMERICAN POETRY, by Distinguished Authors. New York: A. & C. B. 
Edwards. 1840. (v)-x,254pp. Index of titles. Illus. with 5 engraved plates 
(minor foxing). Orig. pictorial rose cloth stamped in gilt, spine a bit faded, 3” 
split in cloth at bottom of rear hinge, but a very nice, bright copy. A.e.g.   
  $300.00 (trade discount allowed)
This anthology contains 2 poems by Clement Moore, including an early printing 
of “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” (which first appeared in 1837).

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