BRYANT, WILLIAM CULLEN. POEMS. 8vo, original drab printed boards, rebacked; some scattered light spotting, few minor marginal

repairs; compartmented sleeve and full morocco slipcase. Cambridge: Hilliard and Metcalf, 1821 FIRST EDITION, of an edition of 750 copies. Contains Bryant's complete version of his famous "Thanatopsis." BAL 1587; Grolier/American 32 ("The rolling drums of "Thanatopsis" surged with an original beat that awoke American Poetry").