The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Complete Edition with Illustrations.
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
€116.86€87.65
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About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1871. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Full brown leather stamped in blind. All page edges gilt. 5 raised bands and gilt lettering to the spine. Marbled EPS with gilt dentelles. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard.Illustrated with tissue guards throughout.. This copy is VERY GOOD . Exterior is modestly rubbed around edges. Top page gilt modestly dulled. Inside has a neat script gift inscription dated Christmas 1871.Otherwise, unmarked, crisp , and tight.Earliest Osgood edition on Abe as of October 2023. Lovely. .
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002879
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Complete Edition with Illustrations.
- Author
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1871
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- poetry;
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
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Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- Crisp
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- Edges
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- 12mo
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Gilt
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