TALES OF A WAYSIDE INN
by Longfellow, Henry W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864.. v,[3],225pp. Original gilt green cloth, t.e.g. Engraved extra title. Two small scrapes to the fore- edge of upper board, small surface adhesion mark to brown coated endsheet in rear inner hinge, otherwise an uncommonly nice copy. First edition, first printing, catalogue A. A substantial collection, notable for its inclusion of Longfellow's most popular poem, "The Landlord's Tale: Paul Revere's Ride," a.k.a. "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." BAL 12136.
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCLIT88799
- Title
- TALES OF A WAYSIDE INN
- Author
- Longfellow, Henry W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1864.
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About the Seller
William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
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- Hinge
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- Cloth
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- BAL
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