Psyche, and other poems — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a title page from an 1812 Philadelphia edition of poetry. The page announces "Psyche, With Other Poems" by the late Mrs. Henry Tighe, printed and sold by J. & A. Y. Humphreys at the corner of Second and Walnut Streets. The aged, cream-colored paper and formal typography are characteristic of early nineteenth-century book production. However, this is not a Victorian penny dreadful—it predates the Victorian era and appears to be a standard poetry collection, not serialized sensation fiction.