COPLAS DE DON JORGE MANRIQUE
by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Austin, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, ed. COPLAS DE DON JORGE MANRIQUE. Boston: Allen & Ticknor, 1833. First edition. Contemporary dark maroon calf, gilt, by Peter Low. Light rubbing, but an attractive copy. Peter Low was a bookbinder who lived over the Old Corner Bookstore (Ticknor & Fields' main office where Longfellow, Hawthorne, and others frequently met). Low bound many of Longfellow's early works for presentation as well as Longfellow's own copies of his books, as evidenced by examples in Carroll Wilson's collection. It was Low who later produced some of the fine leather bindings for the publisher of Audubon's BIRDS OF AMERICA (1840-4). Tryon & Charvat call this "Longfellow's first genuinely literary effort in book form." Only 1,000 copies were printed, and an employee of the firm later recalled that many copies were pulped after poor sales. Costbooks of Ticknor & Fields A8e. BAL 12054.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mac Donnell Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5532
- Title
- COPLAS DE DON JORGE MANRIQUE
- Author
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- FIRSTBOOK , BINDING , LOW, PETER
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About the Seller
Mac Donnell Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Austin, Texas
About Mac Donnell Rare Books
The owner of Mac Donnell Rare Books is a former rare book librarian and widely published bibliographer with more than 40 years experience in rare books. We maintain a fine rare book inventory of 19th and 20th century American and English literary first editions, association copies, and autographs, with a specialty in Mark Twain. We also offer qualified tax and insurance appraisals, and library development consultation.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- BAL
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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...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...