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The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Other Poems
by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1859. First edition, mixed state second issue with 12 pages of ads dated October, no ads at front, 1858, title page dated 1859, "ruddy" on p.124. Published Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1859. 8vo., 215pp., plus 12pp. ads. Blind embossed brown cloth with gilt spine titles, glossy brown endpapers. Cloth frayed at heel and crown, edge of front cover worn, edges of several pages have closed tears/small chips, front endpaper has a closed tear, scattered marginal foxing. Good.. 1st. Hard. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007888
- Title
- The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Other Poems
- Author
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1859
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary & Modern First Editions;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Wild Muse
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Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
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