Poetical miscellany compiled by Caroline Kilderbee [manuscript], ca. 1812-1863.
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Title
Poetical miscellany compiled by Caroline Kilderbee [manuscript], ca. 1812-1863.
Variant title
Folger card catalog title: Commonplace book, ca. 1812-1863
Description
138 leaves ; 24 x 19 cm
Associated name
Kilderbee, Caroline, active 1812-1863, compiler.
Scope and content
Chiefly poetry, mostly of a frivolous nature and nearly contemporary date, with some prose anecdotes, epitaphs, inscriptions, etc.
Note
The watermark date is 1812. The first 116 leaves are in one hand, the few remaining entries being in several hands. Many dates attached to entries, apparently not those of writing and not in increasing order, still show a general increase up to 1824, near the end of the first hand. The autograph of the compiler is on the front flyleaf. She wrote the first 116 leaves. Foliation includes 15 blank leaves.
Binding information
Original black roan, rebacked (Folger 1953).
Item Details
Call number
M.a.183
Folger accession
cs1287