The poetical works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow : illustrated.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882.

Contributor:

Frothingham, Octavius Brooks, 1822-1895.

Books in Parts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Poems

Language:

English

Genre:

Advertisements -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- 19th century.

Penn Provenance:

Zinman, Michael (donor)

B. W. Bond & Co. (stamp) (copy 1)

Lester, George S. (stamp) (copy 4)

Houghton, Mifflin and Company (copy 8)

Crocker, Jr., J. B. (stamp) (copy 8)

Physical Description:

3 volumes in 45 parts (xvi, 1408 pages, 62 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations, portraits ; 32 cm

Other Title:

Complete prose works and later poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, illustrated

Place of Publication:

Boston : Houghton, Osgood and Co., 1879-1883 (Cambridge : The Riverside Press)

Notes:

Title and imprint from t.p. of v. 1. Imprint varies: v. 2-3 each has "Houghton, Mifflin and Company".

Vol. 3 has title: The complete prose works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with his later poems, illustrated, with a biographical sketch by Octavius B. Frothingham.

Parts 31-45 have title on front wrapper: The complete prose works and later poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, illustrated.

T.p. of v. 1 issued in pt. 28; t.p. of v. 2 issued in pt. 29; t.p. of v. 3 issued in pt. 45.

Parts issued in illustrated light blue paper covers printed with publisher's prospectus; pts. 31-45 also printed with advertisements on back wrapper.

"The poetical works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow" was originally issued in 30 pts. (2 v.); "The complete prose works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with his later poems" was subsequently issued as a companion volume (v. 3) in 15 pts. numbered 31 through 45.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.

Penn Libraries copy 1 housed in 3 boxes.

Penn Libraries copy 1: pts. 10-12 and 30 each has stamp ("B.W. Bond & Co., 5 Beekman St., N.Y.") on front wrapper; pt. 30 has notice to subscribers from B.W. Bond & Co. pasted to front wrapper; pt. 45 has notice to subscribers from "Wm. D. Allen, 716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa." pasted to front wrapper.

Penn Libraries copy 2 housed in 2 boxes.

Penn Libraries copy 2 imperfect: RBC has pts. 1-30 only; v. 3 title leaf wanting.

Penn Libraries copy 2 has some leaves unopened; pt. 11 wanting back wrapper; pt. 30 has notice to subscribers from "Wm. D. Allen, 121 South Seventh Street, Philadelphia, PA" pasted to front wrapper.

Penn Libraries copy 3 housed in 2 boxes.

Penn Libraries copy 3 imperfect: RBC has pts. 1-30 only; v. 3 title leaf wanting.

Penn Libraries copy 3 has a few leaves unopened; pt. 3 wanting back wrapper; pt. 5 has some dampstaining; pt. 16 has ms. inscription in white chalk on front wrapper.

Penn Libraries copy 4 housed in 3 boxes.

Penn Libraries copy 4 imperfect: RBC has pts. 1-3, 5-24, 26-29, 33, 35, 37, 40-44 only; v. 3 title leaf wanting.

Penn Libraries copy 4 has some leaves unopened and detached wrappers from pt. 45 laid in; pt. 10 wanting p. 319-320 and back wrapper; pt. 15 has stamp ("Geo. S. Lester, New Haven, Conn.") on front wrapper; pt. 22 has "1886 ... First Presbyterian Church, Easton, Penna., Directory" (1 folded sheet, [8] p.) laid in; pt. 24 has many leaves unopened; pt. 33 has some dampstaining at top and bottom margins of leaves; pt. 43 has top portion of back wrapper torn off.

Penn Libraries copy 5 imperfect: RBC has pts. 1, 3, 6-8, 11-22, 24, 27-28 only; v. 2 and 3 title leaves wanting.

Penn Libraries copy 5: pt. 6 has some dampstaining to bottom portion of leaves.

Penn Libraries copy 6 imperfect: RBC has pts. 1, 7, 11-13, 15-21 only; title leaves wanting.

Penn Libraries copy 6: pt. 1 has label ("From Wm. D. Allen ... Philadelphia") pasted to front wrapper; front wrapper of pt. 1 torn at inner margin with loss of part number; pt. 16 has some dampstaining of leaves at outer margin.

Penn Libraries copy 7 imperfect: RBC has pts. 12-13, 16, 18, 20-21 only; title leaves wanting.

Penn Libraries copy 7: pt. 21 has some leaves unopened.

Penn Libraries copy 8 imperfect: RBC has pts. 4, 10, 21-30, 43-44 only; v. 3 title leaf wanting.

Penn Libraries copy 8 has a few leaves unopened; pt. 28 has stamp ("Subscription Department of Houghton, Mifflin & Co. ... J.B. Crocker, Jr., Manager.") on front wrapper.

Contains:

Complete prose works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with his later poems, illustrated.

OCLC:

54405726