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Hardcover edition of Pearls From the American Female Poets by Caroline May, published in 1869 by Allen Brothers in New York. The entry for "Phillis Wheatley," spanning pages 39 to 41, includes a biographical note and the poems "On the Death of a Young Gentleman of Great Promise" and "Sleep." Bookplate is of M. Roena Graves. Frontispiece is a two-tone print of a woman in a gown titled "Innocence."

  • Készítette Caroline May, English, c. 1820 - 1895, Phillis Wheatley Peters, American, ca. 1753 - 1784, Allen Brothers, American
  • Köszönet: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Jogok: CC0