Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW

New edition, the earliest to include Gilbert's illustrations dates back to 1856, the publisher having expanded the text based on unpublished material available at the time of publication. A frontispiece portrait and numerous wood-engraved illustrations after John Gilbert.
Contemporary publisher's binding in full dark green shagreen. Spine with raised bands decorated in compartments; roulette at foot. Succession of hot- and cold-stamped border fillets on covers. Decorative gilt board-edges. All edges gilt. Handsome copy.
This edition was shared with the London publisher Bell And Daldy (different collation and title).

First edition of the French translation established by Xavier Marmier with the author's authorization.
Half red sheep binding, spine with four thin raised bands set with gilt dotted lines showing minor traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Some minor foxing of no great consequence.
Rare.

New edition and first volume of The Chandos poets, illustrated with an ingraved portrait on the frontispiece. Pages in a red frame. 12 hors-texte by Cooper, Small, Houghton.
Copy with unidentified English arms.
Bound in full contemporary raspberry glazed calf. Spine richly decorated. Title page in red calf. Gilt arms stamped on the boards, triple fillet. Edges gilt. Traces of rubbing. A very good copy.