Tilted moons
by S. Foster Damon. Poems. Publisher's dummy.
by S. Foster Damon. Poems. Publisher's dummy.
Title from first line of poem. Printed and illustrated on handmade gray paper. Cited in Books at Iowa, no. 29, 1978, p. 40.
Two poems. Caption title. Printed area measures 24.3 x 18.4 cm. Tid the grey mare was published under various titles. This version has 8 stanzas. Wood-engraving of rider with horse at left of title. Text is printed in two columns. In right column broken single line separates the two poems. Internal evidence suggests a Boston origin and the approximation of the imprint date. Thomas L. Philbrick, in "British authorship of ballads in the Isaiah Thomas collection," Studies in bibliography, papers of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, v. 9, 1957, p. 255-258, attributes "Crazy Jane" to Matthew G. Lewis.
Two poems. Caption title. Printed area measures 18.9 x 14.7 cm. Tid the gray mare, also published as the Gray mare, or Johnny, the miller, and beautiful Kate (Shoemaker 8561). This version has 8 stanzas. Printed in two columns divided by line of advertising: Sold Wholesale and Retail, corner of Merchant Row & Market square, (up stairs)-Boston. Leonard Deming was at this address, also given as no. 1 south side of Faneuil Hall, from 1829 to 1831. Not in Shoemaker or Checklist Amer. imprints.
Two poems. Caption title. Printed area measures 23.7 x 18.3 cm. Tid the Gray Mare was published under various titles. This version in 8 stanzas. Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments. At end of text: Printed and sold at no. 25, High Street, Providence. Henry Trumbull is known to have been at this address from 1826 to 1836. He worked as printer in Providence from ca. 1824 to 1838. Not in Shoemaker or Checklist Amer. imprints.
Date suggested from internal evidence.
At end of text: A Christmas greeting from Caroline Hazard.
Within colored ornamental border bearing legend. 5 Bible quotations at head of text.
Within double line border. At end of text: A.A. The Writers' Club, 17th February, 1894.
Printed on green paper within ornamental line border in two columns divided by single line. Imprint information suggested by the 1852 Thwing family Thanksgiving broadside with same border (HB18993). The initials H.N.G. have been established to be H.N. Greene.
Within ornamental line border printed in two columns divided by double line. At end of text: Community Press, Hopedale.
Within ornamental line border printed in two columns divided by double line. At end of text: Community Press, Hopedale.
Within ornamental line border printed in two columns divided by double line. At end of text: Community Press, Hopedale.
Printed on pink paper within ornamental line border in two columns divided by curvilinear line. Imprint information suggested by the 1852 Thwing Family Thanksgiving broadside with same border (Brown University copy HB18993)
Within border of type ornaments. Poetry in lower half, printed in three columns divided by single lines. At end of text: Hopedale Press.
Within border of type ornaments. Poetry in lower half, printed in three columns divided by single lines. At end of text: Hopedale Press.
First line: In poisonous dens where traitors hide.
Poem in voice of woman married to "Ned." Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.
Poetry. Printed on card stock. Illustration in color on gold ground of Afro-American woman scrubbing door; dialect poem at upper right. One of set of seven cards advertising Higgins' German Laundry Soap, one for each day of the week. Date from internal evidence.
French fold; printed on double leaves. Colophon: 150 copies of the poem read by the author at Mills College on Degree Day. June 14, 1937 and printed by The Eucalyptus Press for Albert M. Bender for distribution among his friends.
French fold; printed on double leaves. Colophon: 150 copies of the poem read by the author at Mills College on Degree Day. June 14, 1937 and printed by The Eucalyptus Press for Albert M. Bender for distribution among his friends.
Hugh Fox. Title from first line. Olive green paper printed in black. Poem in 13 lines.
At head of title hand-colored wood-engraving of soldier caught on fencepost. Title from first line. Four-line poem. A similar item entitled Soldier at Brown University was published by the N.Y. Union Valentine Co. (HB37951)
Poetry in four six-line stanzas. At head of text: Composed for the Union Service in the Meeting-house of the Third Religious Society in Dorchester.
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