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Poetical Works. Illustrated with upwards of one hundred and sixty engravings on wood, from designs by Jane E. Benham, Berket Foster &c.: Evangeline - Voices of the Night. The seaside and the Fireside. - The Golden Legend. Miscellaneous Poems.
by LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Richelieu, France
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About This Item
London: David Bogue, 1866. First edition. Nice copy of this collected poems. Brown buckram with much gilt decoration. A little rubbing only. All edges gilt. Slight weakness to front board. Armorial bookplate to front paste down. Slight foxing, mainly to initial pages. 215 x 145 mm (8½ x 5¾ inches). xii, 422 [ii] pp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
(FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2430
- Title
- Poetical Works. Illustrated with upwards of one hundred and sixty engravings on wood, from designs by Jane E. Benham, Berket Foster &c.
- Author
- LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- David Bogue
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1866
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- illustrated, poetry, poetry collection,
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may be returned within 2 weeks of delivery, and a full refund will be issued upon safe receipt of the item. We will cover return shipping costs if there was an error in the listing, but expect the customer to do so if it is "as described" but the customer has had a change of mind. Items lost or damaged during shipping from us remain our responsibility. Responsibility for items lost or damaged on the way to us rests with the customer.
About the Seller
Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
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Richelieu
About Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
Harrison-Hiett is a small, family run business. Originally based in England we have re-located our business to Europe. We now live in the Netherlands, where we spend our time visiting and exhibiting at fairs.
Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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...
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