Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth The Song of Hiawatha , London: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 1929.Illustrated by Smith, Nancy. First Edition Thus. Decorative Boards. Almost Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Hardback, 130mm x 195mm tall (5" x 7.5" approx.). 192pp, with a frontispiece and 3 further plates, illustrated in colour by Nancy Smith. D/w flap toning to free endpapers and a feint crease to the frontispiece, otherwise an almost fine example and possibly unique, having as it does not only the colour-illustrated dust-wrapper, albeit price-clipped, but also the underlying cellophane d/w with which the book was originally issued. Original quarter-binding of dark-green calendered cloth/marbled paper-covered boards/gilt spine title and decorations. Neat signature of the contemporary owner, Margaret Tunnicliffe, to the front free endpaper. (Book ref. 003699) £30.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Christopher Baron , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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