Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$165.18$148.66
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About This Item
Edinburgh: W P Nimmo, c1900. Vellum. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 4". None. A lovely edition of the poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. With Biographical Note. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride" , The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy and was one of the five Fireside Poets. Re-bound in a decorative quarter vellum binding with blue cloth covered boards. Externally, generally smart, lightly rubbed in places. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some browning to the end-papers. There is a bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH11-F-4
- Title
- Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Author
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W P Nimmo
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- c1900
- Size
- 7.5" by 4"
- Keywords
- Longfellow Vellum Biographical Paul Reveres Vellum
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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