LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Other Poems. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1858.
First American edition, first printing. A superb copy.
8vo. Single leaf advertisement for the Waverley Novels tipped in, 12-page publisher's advertisements inserted at end. Original brown cloth, blind-stamped on sides, gilt-lettered on spine (one corner lightly bumped, very minor wear to spine end, otherwise fine); quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: R.W. Buncel (early ownership signature on paste-down). [Laid in:] 2pp. ALS (“Henry W. Longfellow”), Cambridge, Jan. 8 1868. BAL 12122.
LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Other Poems. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1858.
First American edition, first printing. A superb copy.
8vo. Single leaf advertisement for the Waverley Novels tipped in, 12-page publisher's advertisements inserted at end. Original brown cloth, blind-stamped on sides, gilt-lettered on spine (one corner lightly bumped, very minor wear to spine end, otherwise fine); quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: R.W. Buncel (early ownership signature on paste-down). [Laid in:] 2pp. ALS (“Henry W. Longfellow”), Cambridge, Jan. 8 1868. BAL 12122.
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