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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth.

Evangeline : a Tale of Acadie.

Boston: William D. Ticknor & Company, 1847. 8vo, original glazed yellow paper boards, later cloth spine, with author, title, and date printed in black in style of original. 163 pp., [blank], 4 pp. of publisher’s ads dated October 1, 1847. Early inscription in ink on ffep: “Henry Sargent from Kittie A. Whiting Nov 7th 1847.” Number in pencil on title-page.

First edition. BAL notes that some copies have a publisher’s catalog dated October 1, 1847 at the front; the catalog is present in this copy but appears in the rear. BAL 12089. CONDITION: Very good, covers toned and soiled.

Item #5790

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