Description

First Heritage Press Edition, with the Sandglass insert describing the book and its production. Illustrated with wood-engravings by Boyd Hanna. 8vo, original linen covered boards, lettered in gilt on the spine and pictorially decorated in red and blue on the spine with a floral pattern and an American eagle, housed in the publisher's blue slipcase. xxiii, 444 pp. A fine copy. The slipcase with moderate edgewear.

Edizione: first of the edition from the american poets series with stunning color wood-engravings by boyd hanna. prepared and edited with a commentary by louis untermeyer, who writes of longfellow's poetry: "it expresses a kindliness which is spontaneous, and a homeliness which is winning because it is so straightforward. it retains its popularity because it is unaffectedly clear, unashamedly tender, and unshakably serene."