Hyperion: a Romance. FINE COPY: FOSTER'S ILLUSTRATIONS IN SIGNED OLDFIELD BINDING
by LONGFELLOW Henry Wadsworth
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
David Bogue,, 1853. 8vo., FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION, with almost 100 wood-engravings from drawings by Foster in the text; handsomely bound in contemporary full crushed green morocco, sides blocked with quadruple gilt frame borders, green back gilt extra with five raised bands, gilt doublures to a floral pattern, gilt edges, BY OLDFIELD, very slightly rubbed but a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation.
Synopsis
Hyperion is one of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's first published works. It was published in 1839, and is a prose romance that follows a young American named Paul Flemming as he travels through Germany. The journey of the character is partially inspired by the death of a friend, and the romance in the tale is based on Longfellow's own failed marriage proposals to his beloved.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1242
- Title
- Hyperion: a Romance. FINE COPY: FOSTER'S ILLUSTRATIONS IN SIGNED OLDFIELD BINDING
- Author
- LONGFELLOW Henry Wadsworth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- David Bogue,
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- illustrated, henry wadsworth longfellow, illustrated books, hyperion, romance
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...