Abaddon, The Spirit of Destruction: and Other Poems.
New York: Sleight and Robinson, 1830.
Price: $125.00
About the item
First edition. 157, [2] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original cloth spine and boards, label.
Item #57776
The author’s first book of poetry in original boards. “Subject to spells of insanity and all his poetry shows the effect of his morbidity and bitterness.” This poem about Abaddon on Apollyon, one subordinate to Satan, lends credence to this appraisal. Interestingly the book is dedicated to Fitz Green Halleck. Includes a biography of Shelley, pp. 135-142.
