American poems selected and original : vol. I

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Contributors: Smith, E. H. 1771-1798.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Litchfield: [CT] : Printed by Collier and Buel, [1793]
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Item Description: A collection of poems by Trumbull, Dwight, Barlow, Humphreys, Freneau, and others, edited by Elihu Hubbard Smith, which is regarded as the first general collection of American poetry. A second volume promised by the editor but was never published. cf. Dexter, Biog. sketches of the graduates of Yale college, v. 4. p. 510; Sabin, Bibl. amer.; M.E. Bailey. "A lesser Hartford wit, Dr. Elihu Hubbard Smith", 1928, p. [61]-77.
"List of subscribers": [6] p. following p. 304.
Physical Description: viii, 304, [6] p., 1 leaf ; 19 cm.