John Greenleaf Whittier

Whittier, John Greenleaf.  The Panorama, and other poems.  Boston:  Ticknor and Fields, 1856.  First edition, BAL 21792.  7.25" x 4.5". 141 pp. Bound in original cloth, expertly recased, housed in custom folder and slipcase. With inscribed and signed presentation slip mounted to front blank,  signed by Whittier.  Slip inscribed to F. A. Maurice, signed by John G. Whittier, Amesbury Mass., 1886.

John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the fireside poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Whittier is remembered particularly for his anti-slavery writings, as well as his 1866 book Snow-Bound.

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