Name/Title
The Poets of America With Explanatory Notes / George B. CheeverEntry/Object ID
2015.7.73Description
405 pages.
Text bordered in red. Inferior printing and paper.
First published by Silas Andrus and Son, Hartford 1847.
A collection of works by noted poets including William Cullen Bryant, R.H. Dana, F.G. Halleck, Lydia Sigourney, Pierpont (includes his "Hymn for the African Colonization Society"), J.G. Whittier, H.W. Longfellow, N.P. Willis, and others.Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsLexicon
Search Terms
American poetry., 1880s, Cheap book productionBook Details
Author
George B. CheeverPublisher
Worthington CompanyPlace Published
City
New YorkState/Province
New YorkCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDate Published
circa 1880Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Gold Band TitlesBinding Notes
Ornate decorative embossed green cloth stamped in rust and black with Greek classical theme depicting a winged horse to the front cover. Gilt stamped spine decoration in a paneled frame with flowers and trailing leaves within. Tan floral patterned endpapers. All edges gilt.Notes
No date.
