West Point life : a poem / read before the Dialectic Society of the United States Military Academy ; illustrated with pen and ink sketches, by a cadet ; to which is added the song, "Benny Havens, oh!"

Porter, Horace, 1837-1921, West Point life , 1866

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Creator:: Porter, Horace, 1837–1921
Title(s):: West Point life : a poem / read before the Dialectic Society of the United States Military Academy ; illustrated with pen and ink sketches, by a cadet ; to which is added the song, "Benny Havens, oh!"
Published/Created:: New York : D. Van Nostrand, 192 Broadway, 1866.
Physical Description:: [1], 37 leaves, [22] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 16 x 24 cm
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
U410.L3 P67 1866
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/5652488
Classification:: Books
Notes:: Poem attributed to Horace Porter.
Illustrations attributted to C.W. Whipple.
The poem was published in 1859? without illustrations
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's original purple cloth, blind-stamped with title in gilt on front cover.
Subject Terms:: Humorous poetry, American.
United States Military Academy -- Anecdotes
United States Military Academy -- Caricatures and cartoons.
United States Military Academy -- Poetry.
Form/Genre:: Poems -- 1866.
Lithographs -- 1866.
Contributors:: Whipple, Charles William, 1838 or 1839–1916, illustrator.
Van Nostrand, David, 1811–1886, publisher.
United States Military Academy. Dialectic Society.
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