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Hiawatha
by Henry E. Longfellow
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
LONGFELLOW, Henry E. Hiawatha. Illustrated by John Rea Neill. Chicago: Reilly & Britton [1909]. 12mo, 208pp. Olive cloth with color pictorial label affixed to front and spine stamped in gilt; t.e.g. Two-color pictorial endpapers; 14 two-color plates and decorations in green around edges of every page. Light rubbing to spine ends and corners, as well as cover label, a few small spots to fore-edge of pages, else a clean, tight copy.
First edition thus. A beautifully illustrated edition of Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha. Neill's illustrations capture the power and beauty of this lyric epic. This was done while during the period he illustrated The Road to Oz and The Emerald City of Oz, considered by many to be his most beautifully illustrated Oz books.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1049407
- Title
- Hiawatha
- Author
- Henry E. Longfellow
- Illustrator
- John R. Neill
- Format/Binding
- Olive cloth with color pictorial label affixed to front and spine stamped in gilt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Neill-illustrated edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Reilly & Britton
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1909
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Size
- 12mo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Books of Wonder
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New York, New York
About Books of Wonder
Books of Wonder is NYC's oldest and largest independent children's bookstore, specializing in both new and old books. Established in 1980, Books of Wonder has a store in the Flatiron/Chelsea area of Manhattan.
Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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