Evangeline by Longfellow, H. W,

Longfellow's "Evangeline," a tale of star-crossed lovers, begins with one of the most famous lines of poetry every written: "This is the forest primeval . . ."

Printed in Canada 1959

Houghton Mifflin company, 1916. Paperback. Good. Staple-bound Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing and tanning. Book has a slight musty smell from basement storage.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

H. H. Marshall Ltd., 1955. Inscription on fep. Jacket has minor chips and tears.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

Henry Frowde, 1906. Hard cover. Very good/No jacket. Miniature book. Cover is lightly rubbed and lightly worn along edges. Binding is tight. Previous owner's ink inscription on front endpaper. All other pages are clean and unmarked.

H. M. Caldwell and Co., 1901. First Caldwell. Leather Bound. Good. Cover worn.. Pages separating from binding.

Barse & Hopkins, NULL. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Undated, soft-back leather bound, gilt lettering on front cover, frayed edges of covers, shelfwear, split backstrip, partially split binding, text clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,200grams, ISBN:

Velhagen & Klasing, 1893. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1893. No Edition Remarks. 134 pages. No dust jacket. Brown paper covered boards with red cloth to spine. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Annotations and underlining to pages throughout. Visible creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to boards. Visible marks to boards.

Yarmouth, N.S.: R. H. Davis & Co. Ltd. Book. Good. Hardcover. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. No date, circa 1920s. Small format edition, measuring 8x10.5 cm. Original decorative mottled brown leather over flexible card covers, with gilt title to front and spine. Top edge gilt. Covers worn along edges, especially bottom front. Toning edges and endpapers. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome little book..

M.a. Donohue & Co.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Small format: 4 1/4""w x 6"". No date given, circa 1900. Previous owners' names. Wear to edges.

Paris,: Boussod, Valadon et C.ie,, 1886.. In folio (mm. 430x330), mz. marocchino coevo con ang., dorso a cordoni con ricca decoraz. e tit. oro, taglio super. dorato, conserv. copertina orig., pp. 115. Il volume è ornato da deliziosi capilettera figurati a vignetta e molto ben illustrato nel t. da 24 composizioni, di cui 7 a piena pag., dell'artista inglese Dicksee (1853-1928), in photogravures. In questo poemetto, che narra le vicende di un gruppo di francesi abitanti della Nuova Scozia, costretti all'esilio dagli inglesi invasori, il poeta americano Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) tentò un compromesso fra poesia e narrativa. Cfr. Benezit,IV, p. 556: “Frank Bernard Dicksee (1853-1928) fut un des chefs de file de l'école classique anglaise. Il a surtout peint des portraits et des compositions romantiques aux sujets littéraires ou historiques”. Bella edizione, su carta distinta, in tiratura limitata di 300 esempl. numerati. Il ns., 115, e' ben conservato e ad ampi margini.