A RARE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ERA POETRY BOOK, "Forest Scenes by William Cullen Bryant, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Fitz-Greene Halleck, Alfred B. Street," HURD AND HOUGHTON, PUBLISHERS, RIVERSIDE PRESS, NEW YORK AND CAMBRIDGE, 1864, John A. Hows, illustrator, "Entered into Act of Congress in the year 1864 by James G. Gregory," with marbled pages, gilt embossed teal leather, bound with personal gift letter, the previous owners manuscript in pencil, all gilt edges. 9 1/4" x 7 1/4" Note: Letter affixed to book: "My Dear Mrs. Dayan. I send you a reminder of our blessed summertime together in the woods. The green leaves and the bright, with the wild flowers and the berries, which filled our paths with beauty and fragrance are gone; but the precious memories of all associated with them can never pass away. I wish I could sing as Bryant and Longfellow, the song of gratitude which fills my heart with the constant thoughts I have of you, my precious friend and of your much loved family. But I can only thank and bless you all in my poor way; and wishing you each and every one a very, happy Christmas, in which wish, my dear husband heartily joins; I kiss you tenderly and say good night. Lovingly your sincerely attached friend Ellen I. Dorsett. Brooklyn, December 23rd, 1873."