The Knickerbocker, or New York Monthly Magazine [The Village Blacksmith]
New York: November, 1840. 370-460pp. Octavo [23 cm] Light blue printed wrappers. Better than very good. This issue contains the first printing of the Longfellow poem 'The Village Blacksmith.' The inspiration for this poem is commonly believed to have come from the Cambridge smithy, which the poet passed every day..... More