Tales of a Wayside Inn
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [3], iv-v, [3], 1-225, [3], [1]-22 (pages of publisher's advertisements), [4] pp. Original publisher's textured blue-green cloth with gold lettering on the spine; top edge gilt. Brown coated endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with an engraved title page. BAL 12136. The first state with the correct advertisement of this title on page 11 of the publisher's catalog. With Longfellow's beloved poem "Paul Revere's Ride", which immortalized Revere's actions in the Revolutionary War. Near Fine. Item #000016004
A touch of wear to the spine's crown and foot, else a sharp copy.
Price: $550.00
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