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VOICES OF THE NIGHT
by LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Occasional soiling to text. Near Fine in an attractive binding
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge: John Owen, 1839. First Edition. Hardcover. Occasional soiling to text. Near Fine in an attractive binding. Bound in modern 3/4 chocolate brown morocco leather with gilt-ruled spine retaining the half title but not the original endpapers. BAL 12065. Second state with altered textual readings of pages (v), 18, and 78 but original reading of page 23. Longfellow's first book of poems, preceded by some translations and a book of sketches.
Synopsis
Longfellow began publishing his poetry in 1839, including the collection Voices of the Night, his debut book of poetry. The bulk of Voices of the Night was translations, though he also included nine original poems and seven poems that he had written as a teenager. Ballads and Other Poems was published in 1841 and included "The Village Blacksmith" and "The Wreck of the Hesperus", which were instantly popular.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008623
- Title
- VOICES OF THE NIGHT
- Author
- LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Occasional soiling to text. Near Fine in an attractive binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Owen
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1839
- Keywords
- Henry W. Longfellow, 19th Century American Literature, 19th Century Literature, Poetry, First Book
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature; First Book; 19th Century Literature;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
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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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Spine
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- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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