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Hyperion: A Romance
by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Stevenson, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Two volumes. 19th-century half brown morocco and marbled boards, nicely rebacked in matching morocco. Light wear and foxing. Very good. FIRST EDITION. Presentation copy inscribed by Longfellow: "Henry R. Cleveland with the affectionate regards of the author" and with Cleveland's signature and bookplate. Soon after he joined the Harvard faculty in 1836, Longfellow, Henry Cleveland, C. C. Felton, Charles Sumner, George Hillard formed an informal intellectual society they later called the "Five of Clubs." No other presentation copy of Hyperion appears in the auction records of the past thirty years. Although Longfellow was later generous with presentation copies for his increasingly wide circle of friends and admirers, in his early years he reserved presentation copies for his family and closest friends. As a result they are rare in the market.
Synopsis
Hyperion is one of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's first published works. It was published in 1839, and is a prose romance that follows a young American named Paul Flemming as he travels through Germany. The journey of the character is partially inspired by the death of a friend, and the romance in the tale is based on Longfellow's own failed marriage proposals to his beloved.
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- Bookseller
- 19th Century Rare Book and Photograph Shop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio243
- Title
- Hyperion: A Romance
- Author
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Samuel Colman
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1839
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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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...
- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- Marbled boards
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- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
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