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Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Dust Jacket, as issued
- Seller
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Roseburg, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Green cloth covered hardcover boards with green lettering against a gilt background on front cover. Black decorative designs on front cover. Gilt decorations and lettering on spine. Binding mostly sound, but front hinge is loose resulting in some loose pages to the front of text. Former owner's bookplate on inside front cover.
Tissue overlay to portrait frontispiece.
Longfellow was the most popular American poet of his day, presenting many lyric poems of mythology and legend.
Mylar protected
Synopsis
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882) was an American poet whose works include Paul Revere's Ride , The Song of Hiawatha , and Evangeline. Most of his works were lyrical poems which often utilized mythology and legend.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bonnie Lane Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3-06-2023-04
- Title
- Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Author
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Illustrator
- Not credited
- Format/Binding
- Sound, but see description
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket, as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1880 printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton, Osgood and Company, Riverside Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge Mass.
- Date Published
- 1880
- Pages
- 413
- Size
- 8" x 5 9/16"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American Poets, Fireside New England Poets, Lyrical Poets
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bonnie Lane Books
Biblio member since 2022
Roseburg, Oregon
About Bonnie Lane Books
online book business specializing in First Editions, Native American literature, Poetry, and American History, BonnieLaneBooks is a husband and wife part-nership. We love books and respect our book-loving community. All images are photos of the exact book you will receive. We never use stock photos. We pride ourselves on truthful and complete descriptions of condition and conduct thorough research on edition. Our prices are competitive, with same day shipping on most orders. All books are mylar covered and are shipped in careful protective wrapping. Prompt e-mail communication with us is our standard. Thank you.
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- Gilt
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.