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Psyche's Vale; Greenwood Literary Society (PA)

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Psyche's Vale; Greenwood Literary Society (PA)

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[Ms.] Dramatic poem in seven parts: "A Poem: Psyche's Vale of Springs, By "Q". (with extensive references to the Brandywine and Lenape Creeks). SE Pennsylvania, probably Chester County, n.d. (late 19th / early 20th c.) [Original leather covers with gilt stamped title of poem]; together with: [Ms.] Greenwood Literary Society, Greenwood Seminary, Millville, PA and "The Emblem", West Chester, PA (?): presentations to the Society; poems and other literary drafts; some correspondence: most apparently authored by Society Correspondent T. Maxwell Potts: early 1860's (some dated 1862). CONDITION: Psyche: covers rubbed and with fading; internally fine; Greenwood: very good throughout.

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CONDITION: Psyche: covers rubbed and with fading; internally fine; Greenwood: very good throughout.

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Psyche's Vale; Greenwood Literary Society (PA)

Name: Psyche's Vale; Greenwood Literary Society (PA)
SKU: 14452860
Price: 20 USD
Availability: InStock

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