1902 - Songs of Two Centuries

By Will Carlton

Published 1902
Harper and Brothers, Publishers/ New York and London

A striking 1902 edition of Songs of Two Centuries by the beloved American poet Will Carleton, featuring an  Art Nouveau-style cover in sage green with gilt and black stamping, depicting a classical winged figure. Published by Harper & Brothers, this illustrated volume brings together Carleton’s deeply nostalgic and patriotic verse from across the 19th century into the dawn of the 20th.

Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Light green cloth with illustrated gilt/black stamped detail to front board. Gilt lettering to front board and spine. Beveled edges to both boards. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Binding tight. Clean pages. Rubbing to corners/ board and spine edges. 157pp.

Size: 6 1/2” x 9”

This edition captures the sentimentality of post-Civil War American life and values. A wonderful gift for lovers of Americana, poetry, or decorative book art.