Boston: James R. Osgood and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and sunned, spine cocked, splits at . spine extremities, hinges cracked, one signature loose.. 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Beveled purple cloth with gilt stamped front boards and spine. Rear boards stamped in blind. All edges gilt. Brown coated endpapers. Laid paper with wove paper front flyleaf. iv, 313pp. BAL 12157, large paper format. A lengthy play featuring scenes from the life of Christ.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

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Bookseller: Old Saratoga Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 54104
Title: The Divine Tragedy
Author: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and sunned, spine cocked, splits at spine extremities, hinges cracked, one signature loos
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: James R. Osgood and Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1871
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: BAL, THEOLOGY
Bookseller catalogs: Religion;

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Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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