Lord, John C. The Atlantic [with "Sonnets" and "Kings and Thrones are Falling."] [Buffalo, Ny ?] Ca. 1851 Np Removed Fair 4 pages, removed from bound volume, consists of four blue paper sheets, with poetry by Lord. The first sheet has "The Atlantic" a poem on the ship that would eventually sink in a collision on Lake Erie, the 2nd & 3rd sheets have "Sonnets" which include various sonnets on the Gold Rush, the election of Taylor as president, the doom of the Bourbons, Thomas M. Foote, Italy, etc. These two sheets are folded, the last sheet has "Kings and Thrones are Falling" presumably on the Revolutions of 1848 in Europe. One newspaper article pasted to rear of first sheet, it contains another poem by Lord entitled "The Treacherous Heart." Worn at edges, tanned some, otherwise good. Lord, John Chase, 1805-1877, married the daughter of Buffalo's first Mayor, Ebenezer Johnson. Lord was a Prominent clergymen of national reputation and served the Central Presbyterian Church of Buffalo, NY, for 38 years from it's founding. Not listed in the NUC. Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 18091    inquire

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