Boston: James R. Osgood, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Very minor wear. About Fine. Small quarto (6-1/2" x 8-3/4") bound in full red crushed levant leather with gilt fillet borders and decorative spine and turn-ins with watered silk endpapers, all edges gilt. BAL 12166: First Issue of page 37. SIGNED "Henry W. Longfellow" and dated 1875 on a front blank and with a contemporary carte-de-visite portrait of him mounted to the following front blank.

In 1874, Longfellow sold "The Hanging of the Crane" to the New York Ledger for $3,000, the highest price ever paid for a poem to that date.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 017698
Title: THE HANGING OF THE CRANE
Author: LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very minor wear. About Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: James R. Osgood
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1875
Keywords: Signed, 19th Century American Literature, Fine Bindings, Poetry, Henry W. Longfellow, 19th Century Literature
Bookseller catalogs: 19th Century American Literature; Fine Bindings;

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Charles Agvent

All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.

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We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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