Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow With Extracts from his Journals and Correspondence Volume I Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow With Extracts from his Journals and Correspondence Volume II Final Memorials of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Samuel Longfellow (ed.)

Verlag: Ticknor and Company 1886-1887, Boston, 1886

Beschreibung

A limited first edition copy of this fascinating biography of the American poet and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Longfellow wrote many lyric poems known for their musicality and often presenting stories of mythology and legend. He became the most popular American poet of his day and also had success overseas. This set contains the 'Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow' complete in two volumes, with the additional volume containing the' Final Memorials of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow'. Each volume was edited by the brother of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Samuel Longfellow, a notable writer and hymn writer in his own right. Numbered 269 for America, of 'three hundred copies printed; fifteen of which are reserved for England'. Rebound in a lovely bright green cloth binding with tipped leather spine and number label to spines. Copiously illustrated throughout with several black and white vignettes, with eight plates to volume I, six plates to volume II, and ten plates to 'Final Memorials'. Rebound in a cloth binding with tipped leather spine and number label to spines. Externally lovely. Light spotting and age toning to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Plate facing page 122, 'Final Memorials' detached but present. Plate facing page 166, volume I detached but present. Pages very bright and clean throughout. Light scattered spotting to first and last few pages, and the occasional page. Large tidemark to upper extremity to portrait frontispiece volume I. Offsetting from tissue guard to portrait frontispiece, all volumes. Tidemark to upper extremity of plate facing page 4, volume II. Scattered light spotting to plate facing page 380, volume I. The odd pencil inscription to the occasional page. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 621M27

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow With ...

Verlag: Ticknor and Company 1886-1887, Boston

Erscheinungsdatum: 1886

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Various

Zustand: Very Good Indeed

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book