CLAY, N.L. American Sampler. London, John Murray, 1943.
8vo. Publisher's red boards, spine lettered in black, upper board ornamented in black; in the original dust wrapper, lettered and illustrated in navy (not price-clipped); pp. vi, 106; slight sunning to spine; light chipping to extremities of spine, with a 4mm internal tear to lower portion; bubbling to front paste-down, and light even toning to paper-stock; a good copy.
First edition. An introduction to 'the great writers and speakers of America' (wrapper). The text contains selected extracts from Americans including Benjamin Franklin, James Fenimore Cooper, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poe, and Mark Twain. Clay curated this collection in the hope of introducing modern American culture to Britian, to strengthen the partnership between the two nations.
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