From Poet to Premier. The centennial cycle 1809-1909. Poe, Lincoln, Holmes, Darwin, Tennyson, Gladstone. / By Thomas R. Slicer, M. A. Illustrated with six etchings by C. X. Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Slicer, Thomas Roberts, 1847-1916.

Contributor:

Curran, Stuart A., former owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.

Poe, Edgar Allan.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

Lincoln, Abraham.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell.

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.

Darwin, Charles.

Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892.

Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson.

Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898.

Gladstone, W. E.

Penn Provenance:

Curran, Stuart A. (former owner)

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages, x, 226 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : portraits. ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London, The Grolier Society, 1909.

Contents:

Edgar Allan Poe-The Pioneer of Romantic Literature in America

Abraham Lincoln-The Characteristic American

Oliver Wendell Holmes-The Friend of the World

Charles Darwin-The Believing Sceptic

Tennyson-The Interpreter of Legend and Life

Gladstone-The Great Commoner.

Notes:

Title page printed in red and black.

Limited to 1250 copies.

All portraits have tissue guards.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Stuart A. Curran.

Kislak Curran copy has autograph of Geo. B. Wild 3/7/31.

Kislak Curran copy has label of Library of the University of Wisconsin.

Kislak Curran copy is number 1095 in limited edition of 1250 copies.

Kislak Curran copy has catalogue description of this item pasted to front pastedown.

OCLC:

275712