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| LONGFELLOW, HENRY WADSWORTH, Poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (Two (2) Volumes) Boston:, Ticknor and Fields., 1857. No edition noted and no other printings noted. Vol I has frontis. portrait with tissue guard. Notes at end of Vol. II. 5 5/8 x 3 3/4. Full brown, blind-stamped leather. five raised bands on the spine with two lighter brown panels and gilt-stamped title.Marbled end papers. Leather shell rubbed along edges, a small piece of spine cover is missing (a triangular piece about 1/2"). Front cover of vol. I almost detached and others are cracked. Despite the defects, still a nice, little leather bound set of Longfellow. Each volume has the following inscription on the front, free end paper: A Christmas Gift for my Mother, 1857. Theodore." USD 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43.5 | £UK 39.25 | JP¥ 5737] Book number: 6294 Click here to order or inquire at Sun Mountain Books. | ||
| SCOTT, WALTER, ESQ. The Lay of the Last Minstrel, a Poem. London:, Longman, Hurst, rees, Orme and Brown, Printed for by James Ballantyne & Co., Edinburgh., 1811. 11th. 8 3/8 x 5 3/4. Full brown leather, with shiny leather spine label with gilt-stamped title. There is a thin gold band around the cover.4 raised bands on the spine. Marbled end papers and edges. Some edge wear and scuffing. The spine label is partially gone including the last "t" in Scott's name. The pages are slightly age-toned and there is minor foxing. There is slight cracking along the front joint, but the book is tight. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 | £UK 30.25 | JP¥ 4413] Book number: 10453 Click here to order or inquire at Sun Mountain Books. | ||
| YOUNG, EDWARD, The Complaint; or, Night Thoughts. London:, F. C. and J. Rivington; Otridge and Son; Scratcherd and Letterman, et. al., 1807. Frontis. portrait with tissue guard. Illustrated with engravings. 5 7.8 x 3 7/8. Hardbound in original brown calf. Gilt-stamped decorations and title on the spine. Shelfwear and some light crackling on the spine. There are pencilled underlines and margin marks which are explained by an inscription on the front paste down as follows: "This book belonged to Elizabeth Cove who died in the year 1913 aged 88 years. The markings are hers & the passages she marked she often quoted." there is also a former hand-written name on back paste down dated 1852. Overall, a nice little book. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 | £UK 24.25 | JP¥ 3530] Book number: 11094 Click here to order or inquire at Sun Mountain Books. |
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