DICKINSON, Emily (1830-1886). Poems by Emily Dickinson Edited by two of her Friends T. W. Higginson and Mabel Loomis Todd. Second Series. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1892. Small 8vo. [3, blank], [1, ads], [4, facsimile of "Renunciation"], [1]-230, [2, blank] pp. Publisher's full green cloth over beveled boards, front board and spine stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. Original silk tie is loose, but is laid-in. FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING OF THE SECOND SERIES. 

"One of the most popular and enigmatic American writers of the nineteenth century, Emily Dickinson wrote almost 1,800 poems. Nevertheless, her work was essentially unknown to contemporary readers since only a handful of poems were published during her lifetime, and a vast trove of her manuscripts was not discovered until after her death in 1886. Often typecast as a recluse who rarely left her Amherst home, Dickinson was, in fact, socially active as a young woman and maintained a broad network of friends and correspondents even as she grew older and retreated into seclusion..." (The Morgan Library).

Binding somewhat toned, soiled, spine and corners a bit worn, text a bit toned, a few gutters overopened or starting, a few small occasional marginal tears at fore-edge in text, skewed. Good.