Twenty Poems From Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (First Edition)
by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth; Ernest W. Longfellow (illustrator)
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin And Co. , 1884. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Original dark brown full morocco leather with elaborate stamping in blind decorative with raised bands and gilt lettering on spine, all edges gilt with marbled endpapers, elaborate gilt inner dentelling, illustrations by Erenst Londfellow the song of Henry Wadsworth, some thumbing to a few pages, modest rubbing, overall a VERY GOOD PLUS book. An excellent gift. . First Edition. Full Morocco Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Ziern-Hanon Galleries
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006982
- Title
- Twenty Poems From Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (First Edition)
- Author
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth; Ernest W. Longfellow (illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin And Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1884
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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