Description: Tales of a Wayside Inn Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Title: Tales of a Wayside Inn Publication: Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863 Description: Very Good. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863. First Edition, first issue with November 1863 ads at back listing this title as "Nearly ready" vs. priced as in later examples. Octavo (8.5cm); publisher's textured green cloth (no priority established among colors) with gilt lettering to spine; [viii],225pp+22ads; tipped-in vignette title page with tissue guard; gilt top edges. Boards edgeworn with bumping and some exposure at corners and spine ends; rather heavy soiling and smudging to cloth with dulling to spine lettering. Spine a bit cocked. Marginal dampstain to flyleaf; tissue guard heavily foxed and vignette title moderately so. Shallow chipping along edges of advert catalog at back as if roughly opened. Christmas 1863 gift inscription on flyleaf, else interior unmarked. Binding is sound. Collection of poems framed as a group at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts telling stories of real-life figures. Includes "The Landlord's Tale: Paul Revere's Ride" (previously published without the Landlord attribution in a 1961 issue of The Atlantic Monthly), "The Saga of King Olaf," and others.[BAL 12136]. Seller ID: 29401 Subject: First Editions, Poetry Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore located on historic Capitol Hill in Washington DC, with three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books. [Note: Our online inventory is stored and managed at a separate location from at our brick and mortar shop. If you have a question about an item listed online, please send a direct message here rather than calling the store so that we can make sure someone familiar with the item in question can respond.] Terms Books described only as First Editions are First Printings unless otherwise specified. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund. All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available (please contact for estimates). We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Publisher: Ticknor and Fields
Year Printed: 1863
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
