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Autograph Manuscript Signed ("My Country 'Tis of Thee")

Autograph Manuscript Signed ("My Country 'Tis of Thee") by SMITH, Samuel

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Seller: Heritage Book Shop, LLC
Title
Autograph Manuscript Signed ("My Country 'Tis of Thee")
Author
SMITH, Samuel
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Heritage Book Shop, LLC (United States)
Description
Full Description: SMITH, Samuel. Autograph Manuscript Signed "S.F. Smtih". Untitled. [America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)]. [No place, No date]. One tall half sheet (12 x 6 inches; 306 x 150 mm). Being a fair copy of the complete four stanzas of Smith's celebrated poem America in brown ink in the author's hand on watermarked wove paper. Written in one column. Signed "S.F. Smith" at the bottom. With some toning from a previous mat. A small mounting strip affixed to top edge verso. Left margin with some minor fraying. Three very light creases running horizontally, from previously being folded in quarters. Sill near fine. Presented with a large photographic portrait of Samuel F. Smith (9 3/4 x 6 inches; 249 x 156 mm). It is rare to find the full text of "America" undated and on one sheet. Samuel F. Smith was an American clergyman and writer. A wonderful copy of the celebrated composition of the national hymn America, which was first published in Mason's The Choir, in 1832, and is the basis of the famous patriotic song, My Country 'Tis of Thee. A very important piece of Americana. Howes. Streeter. HBS 68949. $2,750.