(New York: Dix, Edwards and Co., 1856).

FIRST EDITION. A very nice copy of this popular work by George William Curtis, WITH AN AUTOGRAPH letter by him included. Curtis was a major contributor to Harper s Magazine though is perhaps now best remembered for his fiery orations in support of Lincoln and Sumner in the years leading up to the Civil War. PRUE AND I is a pleasantly sentimental, fancifully tender and humorous study of life, especially coming from one best known for his intense political essays. Item #23251

First edition, first state, with tipped in three page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by the author to an unknown recipient dated April 3, 1879. 8vo, publisher s original brown textured cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. ix, 214 pp. A very nice copy internally, with the paper fresh and clean, the cloth bright, some very light cracking at the hinges and with evidence of earlier expert, unobtrusive restoration to a joint. The autograph letter on one sheet of printed vellum letterhead folded into fours is in an excellent state of preservation.