The Song of Hiawatha
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1855. 8vo. 316 pages; 12-page publisher's advertisements at end dated November 1855. Original brown blind-blocked publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered on spine; quarter morocco slipcase with chemise. Provenance: S. G. Bogert, New York City (contemporary inscription on front flyleaf). Some wear at ends of spine and corners, very bright internally, a very good or better copy. Item #404958
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, first printing, with all of the typographic features described in BAL, in the standard binding. The American edition was published several months after its publication in London. BAL 12112; Grolier 'American 100' 66.
Price: $750.00
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