The Man Without a Country

Lot 162
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Lot 162 | The Man Without a Country
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[HALE, Edward Everett (1822-1909)]. The Man Without a Country. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865.

First edition of this famous work, written to inspire patriotism during the Civil War: "No matter what happens to you, no matter who flatters you or who abuses you, never look at another flag, never let a night pass but you pray God to bless that flag." Peter Parley to Penrod, p. 24. Sabin 39627.

12mo. Original salmon printed wrappers. Yellow advertisement slip bound in. (Pale dampstain, tiny chip at foot of backstrip.) Quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: Doris Louise Benz (her sale, Christie's, New York, 16 November 1984, lot 172.
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