(decorative line) BIBLIOGRAPHY.The following is a list of the first editions of Willis’s books. In a few instances these were published first in England. In such cases the London edition only is given. Most of his later works were published simultaneously, or nearly so, in England and America. In such cases only the first American edition is given. Of the various collective editions of his verse, published since 1844, only the final and most complete is mentioned, viz., the Clark & Maynard edition of 1868 (No. 29). No really complete edition of Willis’s writings has ever been printed. The first collective edition which laid claim to being complete was entitled: The Complete Works of N. P. Willis. 1 vol., 895 pp. New York: J. S. Redfield, 1846. The thirteen volumes in uniform style, issued by Charles Scribner from 1849 to 1859, form as nearly a complete edition of Willis’s prose since 1846 as is ever likely to be made. 1. Sketches. 96 pp. Boston: S. G. Goodrich, 1827. 2. Fugitive Poetry. 91 pp. Boston: Peirce & Williams, 1829. 3. Poem delivered before the Society of United Brothers, at Brown University, on the Day preceding Commencement, September 6, 1831, with other poems. 76 pp. New York: J. & J. Harper, 1831. 4. Melanie and Other Poems. Edited by Barry Cornwall. 231 pp. London: Saunders & Otley, 1835. The first American edition was published by Saunders & Otley, at New York, in 1837, and contained some additional pieces. 242 pp. 5. Pencillings by the Way. 3 vols. London: Macrone, 1835. This was an imperfect edition. The first complete edition was published by Morris & Willis, in the “Mirror Library,” New York, 1844. 6. Inklings of Adventure. 3 vols. London: Saunders & Otley, 1836. 7. Bianca Visconti; or, The Heart Overtasked. A Tragedy in Five Acts. New York: Samuel Colman, 1839. 8. Tortesa; or, The Usurer Matched. A Play by N. P. Willis. New York: Samuel Colman, 1839. Nos. 7 and 8 were published in one volume in England. Two Ways of Dying for a Husband. 1. Dying to keep Him; or, Tortesa the Usurer. 2. Dying to lose Him; or, Bianca Visconti. 245 pp. London: Hugh Cunningham, 1839. 9. À l’Abri; or, The Tent Pitched. New York: Samuel Colman, 1839. This was published as Letters from under a Bridge, together with poems, by George Virtue, in London, 1840; and under the same title, with the addition of the “Letter to the Purchaser of Glenmary,” by Morris & Willis in the “Mirror Library,” New York, 1844. 10. Loiterings of Travel. 3 vols. London: Longman, 1840. 11. The Sacred Poems of N. P. Willis [Mirror Library]. New York, 1843. 12. Poems of Passion, by N. P. Willis [Mirror Library]. New York, 1843. 13. Lady Jane and Humorous Poems [Mirror Library]. New York, 1844. 14. Lecture on Fashion before the New York Lyceum. New York, 1844. 15. Dashes at Life with a Free Pencil. New York: Burgess, Stringer & Co., 1845. 16. Rural Letters and Other Records of Thought at Leisure. New York: Baker & Scribner, 1849. 17. People I Have Met. New York: Baker & Scribner, 1850. 18. Life Here and There. New York: Baker & Scribner, 1850. 19. Hurrygraphs. New York: Charles Scribner, 1851. 20. Summer Cruise in the Mediterranean. New York: Charles Scribner, 1853. 21. Fun Jottings; or, Laughs I have taken a Pen to. New York: Charles Scribner, 1853. 22. Health Trip to the Tropics. New York: Charles Scribner, 1854. 23. Ephemera. New York: G. W. Simmons, 1854. 24. Famous Persons and Places. New York: Charles Scribner, 1854. 25. Out Doors at Idlewild; or, The Shaping of a Home on the Banks of the Hudson. New York: Charles Scribner, 1855. 26. The Rag Bag. A Collection of Ephemera. New York: Charles Scribner, 1855. 27. Paul Fane; or, Parts of a Life Else Untold. A Novel. New York: Charles Scribner, 1857. 28. The Convalescent. New York: Charles Scribner, 1859. 29. The Poems, Sacred, Passionate, and Humorous of N. P. Willis. Complete edition. 380 pp. New York: Clark & Maynard, 1868. The following list includes the works, edited, compiled, and partly written by Willis, but not the various journals and magazines of which he was editor. 1. The Legendary. Edited by N. P. Willis. 2 vols. Boston: Samuel G. Goodrich, 1828. 2. The Token. A Christmas and New Year’s Present. Edited by N. P. Willis. Boston: S. G. Goodrich, 1829. 3. American Scenery. From Drawings by W. H. Bartlett. The Literary Department by N. P. Willis, Esq. 2 vols. London: George Virtue, 1840. 4. Canadian Scenery. From Drawings by W. H. Bartlett. The Literary Department by N. P. Willis, Esq. 2 vols. London: George Virtue, 1842. 5. The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland. Illustrated by Drawings from W. H. Bartlett. The Literary Portion of the Work by N. P. Willis and J. Sterling Coyne, Esqs. London: George Virtue, 1842. 6. The Opal. New York: J. C. Riker, 1844. 7. Trenton Falls. Edited by N. Parker Willis. 90 pp. New York: George P. Putnam, 1851. 8. Memoranda of the Life of Jenny Lind. By N. Parker Willis. 238 pp. Philadelphia: Robert E. Peterson, 1851. 9. The Thought Blossom. A Memento. New York: Leavitt & Allen, 1854. |