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The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Other Poems
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Centreville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Issued Without a Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition, in original publisher brown embossed cloth. Title page 1859; the word "ruddy" on page 124; early catalog to rear (12pp, dated Oct, 1858); Ad tipped-in to ffep for the Ticknor & Fields illustrated household edition of the Waverley Novels; brown coated endpapers. Brown blind-stamped cloth w/gilt to spine. Leaves are very clean but some light toning; general light wear to boards, includes nicks to spine edges; board corners have some wear; cloth on front board has a small black spot.
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- Title
- The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Other Poems
- Author
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1859
- Pages
- 215
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Poetry;
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