The last leaf, poem / by Oliver Wendell Holmes; illustrated by George Wharton Edwards & F. Hopkinson Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894.

Contributor:

Edwards, George Wharton, 1859-1950.

Smith, Francis Hopkinson, 1838-1915

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry--19th century.

American poetry.

Genre:

Seals (Massachusetts Supervisors Office) -- 19th century.

Poetry.

Penn Provenance:

Melvill, Thomas, 1751-1832 (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Jackson, J. (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

7 preliminary leaves, 7-50 numbered leaves, 4 leaves : illustrations, plates, facsimile ; 33 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Houghton, Mifflin & co. : The Riverside Press, 1886.

Notes:

"Contains (written for this edition) a three-page statement titled 'The history of this poem', dated July 9, 1885."--Cf. BAL.

Large paper edition has printed boards and parchment shelfback.--Cf. BAL.

T.p. printed in red and black.

On verso of leaf [2]: The phototype illustrations in this volume were printed by The Lewis Co.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has certificate with the seal of the Massachusetts Supervisors Office signed by J. Jackson (?), Supervisor, and countersigned by T. Melvill, Inspector, dated Feb. 25, 1801 regarding the importation of one hogshead of Catalonia wine pasted to the front free endpaper. Thomas Melvill was Inspector of the ports of Boston and Charlestown, participant in the Boston Tea Party, major in the American Revolution, and grandfather to Herman Melville. The "e" was added to the surname by Herman's mother after the death of her husband. According to Holmes, the poem "The last leaf" was inspired in part by Melvill, "the last of the cocked hats".--Cf. Complete poetical works of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Houghton Mifflin.

Cited in:

BAL, 8992

OCLC:

4175372