1864 - 67 BOOK POEMS BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW IN 2 VOLUMES
Item History & Price
UP FOR AUCTION IS A 1864-67 BOOK ''POEMS BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW'' PUBLISHED BY TICKNOR & FIELDS. DECORATED LEATHER HARDCOVER APP. 4.5'' X 6.5'', PAGES GILDED ALL AROUND, VOL.I HAS A TITLE PAGE DATE OF 1867 AND VOL.II HAS A TITLE PAGE DATE OF 1864, ON VOL.I THERE IS A FRONTISPIECE ILLUSTRATION, PAGES ARE FINE BUT VERY SLIGHTLY DARKER THAN NORMAL, THE END-PAPERS HAVE MINOR FOXING, THE FRONTISPIECE ILLUSTRATION HAS SOME FOXING AND A VERY MINOR TEAR ON THE SIDE EDGE, ON VO...L.II PAGES IN FINE CONDITION, THE COVERS AS YOU SEE THEM IN THE PHOTOS, IN GENERAL THEY HAVE MINOR WEAR ON THE LEATHER SURFACE, THE BINDINGS ALMOST IDENTICAL THE COVER OF VOL.I HAS PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME AT THE FRONT.
