The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Including 'The Seaside and the Fireside' and the Author's Translations and Later Poems
by WILLIAM MICHAEL ROSSETTI(EDITOR)
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor /No Jacket
- Seller
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THETFORD, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: WARD, LOCK & CO LIMITED. Collected works of Longfellow. Preface by William Michael Rossetti. The book is undated but is circa 1890s. Exterior covers are missing. Cloth bound. Green endpapers, with a gold plant leaf pattern on them(which have small areas of tearing/pieces missing on corners). Illustration of Longfellow at forty, opposite title page(separated by an integral sheet of tracing paper, which has some foxing marks). Exterior spine binding appears to be leather, but is severely surface worn and cracked. Small areas on the top and bottom retain their original red colour, the rest of the spine looks white. An area of printed text appears on the bottom third of the spine(it appears to be a extract from the book). The book is gilt edged on top, bottom and sides of pages. Binding is strong. Pages are clean with only very light foxing. Small black and white illustrations at beginning and end of poems. . Poor. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003392
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Including 'The Seaside and the Fireside' and the Author's Translations and Later Poems
- Author
- WILLIAM MICHAEL ROSSETTI(EDITOR)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- WARD, LOCK & CO LIMITED
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Bookseller catalogs
- PRE 1940 BOOKS;
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About the Seller
TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
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THETFORD, Norfolk
About TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
I am a bookseller of predominantly used(second hand) books. I specialise in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, British and American comics, TV and Film books and magazines. I also sell other varieties of fiction and non-fiction. Including historical novels, poetry, history books, native american history, new age, philosophy, motivational books, classics.
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Poor
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....