The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow + The Complete Prose Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with His Later Poems, Illustrated [Vol. I + II + III, Complete]
by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth; Octavius B. Frothingham (biographical sketch)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/N/A
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge and Boston, MA: The Riverside Press for Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1883. Book. VG+. Full-Leather. First Thus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Complete in three (3) volumes, comprised by Poetical Works (I + II) and Complete Prose Work/Later Poems, issued 1881-83, uniformly bound in full dark brown morocco, embossed decoration in black, lettered in gilt, (5) raised spine bands with (6) decorated spine compartments, beveled edges with gilt-dentilled inner edges, text blocks edged in gilt, marbled endpapers. A notably well-preserved set, much better than typically found, showing modest rubbing along joints and raised bands, some corners rubbed with minor exposure, small chip of loss at heel of Vol. II joint. Front flyleaf of Vol. I shows slight loss along lower fore-edge, of Vol. II shows tape repair to closed tear. xvi,488 + xvi,489-928 + viii,929-1408 pp., copiously illustrated with fronts. portraits and several hundred engravings by noted artists of the era, ranging from full- and half-page to others inset in text. Vol. I dated 1881 on lower title, Vols. II and III respectively copyrighted 1880 and 1883. Exceptional..
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- Title
- The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow + The Complete Prose Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with His Later Poems, Illustrated [Vol. I + II + III, Complete]
- Author
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth; Octavius B. Frothingham (biographical sketch)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- The Riverside Press for Houghton, Mifflin and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge and Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1883
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Folio
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- Beveled
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Morocco
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