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The Poetical Works of Longfellow
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Humphrey Milford , 1913. Leather. Good. 7.5" by 5". None . The collected poetical work of Longfellow, the Oxford edition in a full calf school prize binding. The Oxford edition of the collected poetical works of the notorious author Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in one handsomely bound volume. School prize binding in full calf presented to Lizzie Trimmer for conduct and good work. American poet Longfellow was known for being one of the 'Fireside Poets.' He was an important poet, author of the ever-popular The Song of Hiawatha, and the first American to translate Dante's Divine Comedy. His poems are often known for their musicality and for presenting mythological and legendary stories.This volume is illustrated with a frontispiece. In a full calf school prize binding with five raised bands and intricate gilt tooling to the spine, decorative gilt to the extremities of the boards, with marbled edges and endpapers. Externally smart with some shelf wear and chipping to the head and tail of the spine, rubbing to the spine and extremities of the boards, minor marking to the rear board. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown, dated 1913-4. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to the endpapers, otherwise the pages are bright and clean throughout. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 806A36
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Longfellow
- Author
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Humphrey Milford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- longfellow poetical works prize bindings poetical works
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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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- 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.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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