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THE COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH, AND OTHER POEMS
by LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Small old Pennsylvania bookseller's label on pastedown partly obliterated. Mild rubbing to covers. About Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. Small old Pennsylvania bookseller's label on pastedown partly obliterated. Mild rubbing to covers. About Fine. Original brown cloth with brown endpapers. First Printing with October ads and "treacherous" for "ruddy" on line 3 of page 124. BAL 12122. Ad leaf not present in this copy but stub indicates it once was.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003246
- Title
- THE COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH, AND OTHER POEMS
- Author
- LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Small old Pennsylvania bookseller's label on pastedown partly obliterated. Mild rubbing to covers. About Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ticknor & Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1858
- Keywords
- 19th Century American Literature, 19th Century Literature, Poetry, High Spot, Puritans, Henry W. Longfellow, Classics, Americana
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature; 19th Century Literature; Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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