UP FOR SALE TODAY WE HAVE "BRATTLEBOROUGH IN VERSE AND PROSE. -- COMPILED AND ARRANGED BY CECIL HAMPDEN HOWARD. -- BRATTLEBORO, VT.: FRANK E. HOUSH, PUBLISHER. - 1885."(RARE, 1885 1ST EDITION COPY OF THIS LITTLE BIOGRAPHY, BOUND WITH HAND-STITCHED CARDBOARD WRAPPERS, OTHERWISE ONLY AVAILABLE IN 21ST CENTURY REPRINTS!!)--

                      Here we have a near fine 1885 First Edition copy of this small collection of poetry and prose about the town of Brattleboro and the surrounding countryside. There is a poem about the Whetstone Brook, another about Broad Brook, and several poems about Wintastiquet Mountain. The book is embellished with a single full page illustration of the 19th Century bridge across the Whetstone Brook which connects Canal Street to Main Street in downtown Brattleboro. This book is available as a 21st century reprint, but this is the only original First Edition copy currently available for sale anywhere.--

               THIS IS A STRING LACED SOFTCOVER BOOK OF 59 PAGES PLUS THE STIFF PAPER WRAPPERS, WHICH MEASURES ABOUT 6 AND A HALF BY 5 INCHES IN DIAMETER--I AM PUTTING THIS UP FOR SALE TODAY AT A REASONABLE BUY-IT-NOW PRICE WITH FREE SHIPPING, OR FEEL FREE TO SUBMIT YOUR BEST OFFER--GARY FROM HAUNTED MANSION RELIX--