Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — Keramos and Other Poems

Boston, Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1878. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the poetry and translation of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the first edition of this work. The first edition, in the first state binding, with 'Houghton, Osgood, & Co' to the tail of the spine. An anthology of poems by the great American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This collection also includes some of his translations of Virgil and Ovid, and the sonnets of Michelangelo. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet, known for being one of the 'Fireside Poets' from New England. He wrote many lyrical poems, as well as poems based in mythology and legend. Longfellow was one of the most popular American poets of his time. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light marks to the boards and spine. Minor rubbing to the joints. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Chip to the rear endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .