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Book Condition: Used Good
Seller: Rooke Books

United Kingdom
About 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… Read More
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