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John Gneisenau Neihardt. The Divine Enchantment: A Mystical Poem. New York: James T. White & Co., 1900....
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John Gneisenau Neihardt. The Divine Enchantment: A Mystical Poem. New York: James T. White & Co., 1900.8vo. Original yellow cloth, gilt-lettered on upper cover; quarter morocco slipcase.
FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S RARE FIRST BOOK. Neihardt was born in Sharpsburg, Illinois and received his B. S. degree from a pioneer college in Wayne, Nebraska. He published his first book at the age of nineteen, while he was supporting himself by teaching in a country school. Written in 1897-98, The Divine Enchantment is a poetic rendering of a Hindu legend concerning the birth of Jeseus Christna. Neihardt, who would become the poet laureate of Nebraska, subsequently recalled most of the edition and had them burned. He is best-known for his book Black Elk Speaks (1932), in which Neihardt presents an extended narration of the visions of the Lakota medicine man Black Elk.
Condition: Cloth a little soiled and rubbed; internally quite clean.
Provenance: Harry Bacon Callamore (bookplate). From the William A. Strutz Library.
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2025 September 10 - 11 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part III, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6321 (go to Auction Home page)
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