{"product_id":"longfellows-poetical-works-first-authors-edition","title":"Longfellow's Poetical Works — 1st (Author's) Edition","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"577\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine\u003c\/strong\u003e: Publisher’s original binding shows light wear, with small areas of bumping at the extremities. Excellent overall, with gilt-tooled borders, blind stamping, and decorative elements remaining crisp, sharp and well-defined. Binding square and firm. Gilt-sprayed text block remains bright and attractive considering the book’s age. Internally, a small piece missing from the front pastedown; very faint scattered foxing present throughout, though pages remain bright, clean and tidy overall. Illustrations throughout are clean. A handsome, well-preserved copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"594\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"594\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"1030\"\u003eAuthor’s Edition published by George Routledge \u0026amp; Sons, London, 1871. A richly illustrated Victorian edition of the poetry of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eHenry Wadsworth Longfellow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, featuring 178 engravings after drawings by John Gilbert, executed by the celebrated Brothers Dalziel. Finely produced Routledge editions of this period are increasingly collectible for their elaborate decorative bindings and high-quality wood-engraved illustration work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1252\"\u003eThis substantial collected edition gathers Longfellow’s best-known narrative and lyrical poetry, combining Romantic sentiment, historical themes, and moral reflection with extensive Victorian illustrative interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53066806329683,"sku":"3164-RM-F-VG-37","price":40.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_e4636201-6a5f-4c43-a25d-262c329cac4c.jpg?v=1772124746","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/longfellows-poetical-works-first-authors-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}