Poems on various subjects, religious and moral. [electronic resource] / By Phillis Wheatley, Negro servant to Mr. John Wheatley, of Boston, in New England.

Author
Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London: : Printed for A. Bell, bookseller, Aldgate; and sold by Messrs. Cox and Berry, King-Street, Boston., MDCCLXXIII. [1773]
Description
v, [4], 10-124, [4] p., [1] leaf of plates : 1 port. ; 18 cm. (4to)

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Library of Congress genre(s)
Rare books genre
Series
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 50065. [More in this series]
Notes
  • "Entered at Stationers Hall."--verso of title page.
  • Frontispiece portrait of Wheatley has imprint: Published according to act of Parliament, Septr. 1st, 1773 by Archd. Bell, bookseller no. 8 near the Saracens Head Aldgate.
  • Dedicated to the Countess of Huntingdon.
  • Not in Evans or Bristol.
  • "The following is a copy of a letter sent by the author's master to the publisher."--p. [6], dated: Boston, Nov. 14, 1772.
  • Publisher's advertisement, p. [128].
Reproduction note
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 50065).
References
Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 434
Place name(s)
  • England London.
  • United States Massachusetts Boston.
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