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LOT 141

Lot 141

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American, 1807-1882)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American, 1807-1882)
Lot 141 Details
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American, 1807-1882)

THE POETICAL WORKS OF LONGFELLOW

2 vols., folio, 928pp., 'signed' portrait frontispiece, profusely illustrated, tissue guards, marbled end papers, fully gilt edge in tooled calf boards with ribbed spine, Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1881
12.5 x 10 in — 31.8 x 25.4 cm

Estimate $100-$150

Realised: $132
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CONDITION DETAILS

In very good condition. Some minor wear, particularly on spine ribs. Binding solid, with a clean, white interior. Presentation inscription dated Christmas, 1881.

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