Tales of a Wayside Inn

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 5". None. A Riviere bound first edition of this brilliant anthology of Longfellow's poetry, with a signed letter from Longfellow to his publisher bound in. The first edition. With an autographed signed letter from the author bound in after the title page, to his publisher, James R. Osgood; "Camb. March 18, 1872. Dear Mr. Osgood, Have you, or can you get for me; "Vittoria Colonna; Her Life and Poems. By Mrs. Henry Roscoe. 1863." Enclosed send receipt of payment for my last poem in the Atlantic. With many thanks, Yours truly, Henry W. Longfellow".Bound by Riviere. Bound without adverts so issue unknown. 'Tales of a Wayside Inn' is a collection of poetry by the eminent American bard Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poems, in a similar vein to Chaucer's 'Tales', follows a group of people who frequent the Wayside Inn, in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The characters telling tales at the Wayside Inn are based on real people.Illustrated with an engraved title. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards, bound by Riviere. Externally, smart, with light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Some light marks to the boards. A small amount of loss of leather to the head of the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean. Neat repair to the margin of the title page, with a small closed tear to the head, repair to the margins of pages 43 to 48, with no loss of text. Chip to the tail of page 161/162, with no loss of text. Very Good