Astra: The Balance of Illustions. A Poem Delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Yale College August 14, 1850.
Boston: Ticknor, Reed, & Fields, 1850.
Price: $100.00
About the item
First Edition, first issue with the ampersand in the printer's imprint on copyright page printed slightly above the line. 2 pp. publisher's catalogue; 2 leaves [blank]; 39 pp. [including title]. 1 vols. 8vo. Original printed boards. Spine lacking, front cover nearly detached, but still Very Good internally. BAL 8757.
Item #16647
Only 2500 copies of this issue were printed. Now scarce.