Poems of Longfellow
Selected and with an introduction by Professor George Saintsbury LLD
Ref. 102061 Edition. First Thus Edition
Illustrated By: Frontispiece and vignette title by A. S. Hartrick, coloured illustrations by Alan Wright
Published By: Caxton Publishing Co 1906 (London)
Undated, presumed first thus edition which in this format was published in 1906. Hardback clothbound with gilt tooled decoration to cover and spine. Top edge gilt to pages. Portrait tissue guarded frontispiece and illustrated title page. Eight additional colour plates. Part of the Golden Poets collection edited by Oliphant Smeaton. Shelf wear and rubbing. Fading/discolouration to spine. Gilt tooling still relatively bright. Cracking to gutter. Toning to endpapers. Occasional light foxing and toning to pages throughout. Colours lovely and vivid. Overall very good condition. xlviii + 322 pp.
Book Condition: Very Good
Size: 8vo
Binding: Hardback