The Poems of Phillis Wheatley. As they were originally published in London, 1772

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Hardcover book, The Poems of Phillis Wheatley, published by R. R. and C. C. Wright, and printed by A. M. E. Book Concern in Philadelphia, 1909. Red cloth cover with embossed wheel motif across top and bottom. At center is an oval roundel portrait of Phillis Wheatley, attributed to Scipio Moorhead, depicting her in profile, facing proper right, seated at a desk, and holding a quill to paper in her right hand. Her left hand is raised to her face in thought. Larger version of portrait serves as frontispiece. The book is in very good condition overall, with only a light stain along left center of front cover and small spots of white paint at bottom left corner. Interior pages are slightly yellowed. 88 numbered pages.

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