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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The Song of Hiawatha. David Bogue, 1855.
Price: US$16.32 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1855. David Bogue. No Boards. GOOD Binding poor. Dis-bound, Reading copy only. Pages all present with clear text. Previous owners name. 7x5
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW. THE SONG OF HIAWATHA. David Bogue, 1855.
Price: US$25.89 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Previous owners inscriptions: Yes. Small sticky label title page, and name date and address inside front cover. Book Condition: Good. Some browning to pages and webbing showing, leather is scuffed. Jacket condition: No jacket. Published: 1855. Edition: 6th. Pages: 176. Description: The Song of Hiawatha is an epic poem, featuring an Indian hero and loosely based on legends and ethnography of the Ojibwe and other Native American peoples. In sentiment, scope, overall conception, and many particulars, the poem is very much a work of American Romantic literature.
Seller: HAWKMOOR BOOKS LTD, WINCHESTER, United Kingdom
Price: US$76.82 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1855,1858. pp. 157; 176; 135. 3rd, 5th & 1st edition 1st issue respectively. The last precedes the U.S. edition. 19th century name penciled at head of each title page. Offsetting at end papers, corners bumped and gilt & blind decorated cloth lightly worn in places. Extra Postage will be required - SHIPPED AT COST
Seller: The Poetry Bookshop : Hay-on-Wye, Hay-on-Wye, POWYS, United Kingdom
LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth. The song of hiawatha. David Bogue, London, 1855.
Price: US$128.03 + shipping
Description: The first issue, with 'dove' for 'dived' on p.96. iv, 316, 24pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped olive green cloth, lettered in gilt. Recently expertly rebacked, preserving original spine panel. Extremities heavily worn and rubbed, spine chipped and dulled, upper joint split - board working loose. Internally clean and crisp. The first London edition (which preceded the American edition by ten days) of American fireside poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) celebrated epic poem. Size: 8vo
Seller: Antiquates Ltd - ABA, ILAB, Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Songs of Hiawatha. David Bogue, London, 1855.
Price: US$153.63 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Second English Edition. Appears to have been rebound in half-leather with original title relaid, leather heavily scuffed, boards rubbed and chipped to edges, hinges cracked and subsequently rear board partially detached. However, internally sound, pp clean, tidy and bright. Size: 24mo 0.0
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Song of Hiawatha. David Bogue, London, 1855.
Price: US$320.07 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: IV/316pp+24ads with gilt dec spine & cream e.p's. A little shelfworn with rounded corners but o/w close vg. Images on request
Seller: Camilla's Bookshop, Eastbourne, SX, United Kingdom
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth.. The Song of Hiawatha.. David Bogue, 1855.
Price: US$384.09 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardback in leather boards, five bands, gilt edging, marbled endpapers and edges of text block, some light shelfwear and rubbing to extremities, rubbing to hinges, head and foot of spine rubbed, lacking title label some gilt detaile on spine and boards rubbed, but otherwise a clean tight copy in Very Good condition. First edition, pp316. The Song of Hiawatha with notes and vocabulary.
Seller: Deeside Books, Ballater, United Kingdom
LONGFELLOW (Henry Wadsworth). The Song of Hiawatha. Ticknor and Fields, Boston, 1855.
Price: US$448.10 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo. [185 x 114 x 24 mm]. iv, 316, [12] pp. Bound in the original brown cloth, the covers blocked in blind, the spine lettered in gilt. (Headcaps slightly worn). With the 12pp of advertisements dated November 1855 at the end. A fine copy of the first issue of the first US edition, with all the relevant points. The London edition, published by David Bogue, appeared ten days earlier. Armorial bookplate of John Townsend.
Seller: George Bayntun ABA ILAB PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Longfellow Henry W.. The song of Hiawatha. David Bogue, Fleet Street,, London, 1855.
Price: US$492.28 + shipping
Description: In 16?; tela editoriale con impressioni a secco, titoli e impressioni in oro al dorso, pp. IV, 316+24p. di avvisi editoriali Prima edizione inglese del marzo 1855 (che precede di poco anche quella americana del novembre). A p. 27:9 si legge 'heron' e nella definitiva 'curlew'; a p. 32:11 'In the moon' per 'To the melancholy'; pp. 39:11 e 268:11&14 'Wahonomin' per 'Wahnomin'; p. 96:7 'Dove' per 'Dived'; p. 278:4 rigo dal basso 'Omemee' per 'pigeon'.
Seller: Studio Bibliografico Giovanni Bosio, Magliano Alpi, CN, Italy
Price: US$499.31 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Three of Henry Longfellow's most popular poems, here bound smartly together in a half calf binding, two of the poems being first editions. Three volumes in one. 'The Song of Hiawatha', published in 1855. This work is a later issue of the first edition, not having the issue point of 'dove' instead of 'dived' on page ninety-six line seven. This is an epic poem featuring American Indian characters, looking at the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior, Hiawatha, and his tragic love for Minnehaha. 'The Courtship of Miles Standish', published in 1858. This work is a first edition, has a three page preface, not found in later American edition, no frontispiece, and a smaller pagination which was later increased. This is a narrative poem about the Plymouth Colony, established by the Mayflower pilgrims. The poem focuses on a love triangle among tree of the pilgrims, Miles Standish, Priscilla Mullens, and John Alden. Longfellow claimed that the story is true, though it is undetermined whether it is. 'Tales of a Wayside Inn', published in 1864. This poem depicts a group of people at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury in Massachusetts. In the poem, each person tells a story in the form of a poem. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet, known for being one of the 'Fireside Poets' from New England. He wrote many lyrical poems, as well as poems based in mythology and legend. Longfellow was one of the most popular American poets of his time. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, with some loss of leather to the spine, joints, and extremities. A little rubbing to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with only the odd scattered spot. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Song of Hiawatha. David Bogue, London, 1855.
Price: US$643.94 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First issue, the word "dove" being printed instead of "dive" at page 96 line 7. Gilt titled and decorated spine. Original blind stamped green cloth boards. iv, 316 pages plus 24 page publisher David Bogue's Annual Catalogue, dated March 1855. Previous owner's name erased on title page . Attractive small armourial book plate on front paste-down. Edges and some pages foxed. Faded cloth cover partly stained, with small chips at spine extremities. Top and front uncut edges slightly soiled. Lacks ffep. Top of spine slightly frayed.
Seller: Banfield House Booksellers, Gympie, QLD, Australia
LONGFELLOW Henry Wadsworth.. The Song of Hiawatha.. , 1855.
Price: US$726.49 + shipping
Description: London: David Bogue 1855. Sm.8vo. Or.cloth blind-stamped with frame of rules & boxes. Spine gilt. Yellow-glazed end-papers. IV31620pp. 1st ed. with publisher's adverts. at end dated March 1855. Some slight soiling but generally a fine uncut copy.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Longfellow (Henry Wadsworth).. The Song of Hiawatha. David Bogue,, 1855.
Price: US$806.58 + shipping
Description: Spine very slightly sunned and just a little spotting, otherwise an exceptionally nice copy Original purple cloth, blindstamped sides, spine lettered and decorated in gilt. 24 pages advertisements at end dated March 1855 First Edition (preceding the American Edition), First Issue with "dove" for "dived", p.96, line 7.
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth.. The Song of Hiawatha.. David Bogue, London., 1855.
Price: US$864.20 + shipping
Description: First edition. Precedes the American edition. First issue with ''dove'' at page 96. Small octavo. Attractive period binding of full pebbled green morocco, raised bands, gilt decorated spine, gilt decorative borders on both covers, inner and outer gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. The adverts at the rear were not preserved for the binding.Fine.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom