The forest sanctuary; and other poems. By Mrs. Felicia Hemans.

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Title The forest sanctuary; and other poems. By Mrs. Felicia Hemans.
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Signed Author By Mrs. Felicia Hemans.
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Volumes 1
Pagination ii, 231
Date of Publication 1827
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Date of First Publication 1825
Imprint Hilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins
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Location of Printing Boston US
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Length (cm) 25
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Notes AAS Notes: Half-title: Poems by Mrs. Hemans. Volume II.
Spine title: The forest sanctuary and other poems by Mrs. Hemans.
"Advertisement. The poems from page 208 to the end of this volume have been added to the contents of the English edition. ... The first two title pages in this volume have been given for the convenience of those who may procure a complete set of the American edition of her works, by the present editor."--p. [1], 1st count; signed: A.N. [i.e., Andrews Norton].
The two title pages referred to (p. [3] and [5], 1st count, respectively) read: "Poems by Mrs. Hemans. Vol. II." and "Part I."
"The league of the Alps ... and other poems," published in 1826 (Shoemaker 24829), is v. 1 of the Poems. "Records of woman; with other poems," published in 1828 (Shoemaker 33523) is v. 2, part 2.
"Cambridge. University Press: Hilliard, Metcalf, & Co.,"--verso of title page.
"Note" altering a line in one of the poems, p. [232].
Shoemaker, R.H. Checklist of American imprints for 1820-1829,
1826-1827. Publisher's boards. 2 vols., large 8vo, original boards, spine labels; uncut. Slight rubs.
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American Antiquarian Society G850.H487.F827 copy bound in plain boards, with printed paper spine label. Inscribed: Robt. Means; L.B. Myrick.
American Antiquarian Society G850.H487.P826.b-w copy bound in plain boards, with printed paper spine label. Shelved in a modern case with "The league of the Alps" (1826) and "Records of woman" (1828)
American Antiquarian Society Bindings Coll. copy the gift of Michael Papantonio, 1974. The order of the preliminary pages varies. Bound in red morocco with blind and gold tooling, gilt edges, and marbled endpapers. Spine title: Mrs. Hemans Poems vol. II. Inscribed: Mrs. M.E. Clement, Brooklyn, New York.
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Hemans, Felicia. The forest sanctuary; and other poems. By Mrs. Felicia Hemans.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 17809, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/17809. Accessed 2025-07-17.

Hemans, Felicia. The forest sanctuary; and other poems. By Mrs. Felicia Hemans. Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1827.

Hemans , F. (1827). The forest sanctuary; and other poems. by mrs. felicia hemans. Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins.

Hemans, Felicia. The forest sanctuary; and other poems. By Mrs. Felicia Hemans. Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1827. 

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