Longfellow henry wadsworth fine binding (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. PAGES: xlii, 630, + 6 Photographs of: Author, STRASBURG CATHEDRAL, On the terrace, Sailing ship- The SOMERSET- British Man-Of-War, ST. BODOLPHS TOWN, & THE OLD BRIDGE AT FLORENCE. BINDING: Full Leather school prize binding with gilt emblem to front cover, raised bands, gilt decoration to spine, gilt lettered label, marbled endpapers and all edges. CONDITION: very light scuffing to covers, ERNEST BURRELL BAGGALLAY name and date:1893, G.C.BELL (Master) in ink on front blank endpaper, foxing to endpapers, light foxing to endpapers, one page a little grubby; otherwise A VERY GOOD & ATTRACTIVE COPY. Size: 7 1/4 X 5 Inches. With Six Actual Photographs + Illustrations in the Text. (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. The Author's Edition. Nice edition in a very pretty blue leather binding, with a large amount of gilt tooling along all edges. Binding by Bickers and Son, London. Hinges a tad worn, spine faded, but overall still quite lovely, with all edges gilt. Bookplate of "Walter Evelyn Capron".…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Complete Copyright Edition. Hard cover, 8 vo., binding stamp-signed by Roger De Coverly in full gray crushed morocco with small gilt corner fleurons, gilt banding to board edges, and at head and tail of spine, 858pp. Spine has five raised bands featuring the same filigree, joined by thin banding. Marbled endpapers are decorated with corner swags of floral gilding on the turn-ins. Bookbinder's stamp to verso of front pastedown. Inscription in old ink to ffep. dated 1895. All edges gilt. On India paper. Features two-column text with "Gothic" style headlines. The American, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1902) was one of the most honored poets of his time, and this volume includes his most famous works, such as "Evangeline, " "Hiawatha" and the "Ride of Paul Revere." Henry Froude (1841-1927) was the Publisher to the University during this period, and oversaw its expansion into new markets abroad and more commercial lines of literature. Condition: Very Good. The spine and outer reaches of the boards are oxidized to a tan color. There are some repaired scrapes to the rear board, and an area of uneven color near the foot of the spine. Front hinge starting. Small area of concern to top of front hinge, not yet split. Moderate foxing affects endpapers mostly (wee bit on title page.) The rest of the text within is clean and bright. A nice, example from de Coverly, who was famously once the teacher of the fabled English bookbinder , T.J. Cobden-Sanderson. BAL No. 12727. Book.…