Author: author identified as George Pickering (who wrote under the pseudonym of George P. Burnham, 1814-1902); not named in text
Title: The Rag-Picker; or Bound and Free
Publication Information: New York: Mason Brothers, 23 Park Row 1855
Call #: PS 1219 .B45 R3
Book Size: 19 cm (H); 13+cm (L); 3.5 cm (spine)
Cover: brown front and back covers, embossed with geometric design, outlined around the edges of the cover; "The Rag-Picker" on the spine in gold, along with a design. The cloth is not grained, but heavily embossed; a calico cloth cover with natural calico texture here. Note printer name at the base of the spine.
Inside Book Covers: cream colored paper(redone)
Paper Edges: unadorned
Illustrations: none
Comments:
- note splotches, aging of paper
- Dedication: To my Sister; the firm and unwavering Friend of oppressed humanity and of the poor, the unfortunate, and the erring every where, this volume is affectionately dedicated by its author. (note "To my sister" in Gothic type; all other text in caps. With different sizes, spacing between lines)
- Preface by the author (dated Boston, 1855)
- Chapters: with numbers and title, no further comments
- No advertisements
Pedagogical Uses/Notes:
- 19th-Century American Text Production
- Representations of Class
