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 (Description)  

Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Sir John Gilbert, illustrator.
Title: The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Complete Edition. With illustrations by John Gilbert.
Publisher: London, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1862.
Language: Text in English
Size: 6.5" X 4.5".
Pages: viii-669 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good gilt decorated red full morocco leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, some light foxing and staining - as shown, toning to pages 334-335 due to an old paper clip now removed - as shown, handwritten school prize mention on a preliminary blank page - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the eight lovely full-page illustrations by Sir John Gilbert.

The book: A rare Victorian 1862 edition of "The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow," beautifully illustrated by Sir John Gilbert. Including Voices of the Night, The Spanish Student, Evangeline, Hiawatha and many other poems. 

The author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) was an American poet and educator, one of the most renowned figures in 19th-century American literature. Known for his lyric poetry which often presented American history and mythology in a romantic light, Longfellow's works, including "The Song of Hiawatha" and "Paul Revere's Ride," have become staples of American literature. Sir John Gilbert (1817–1897), the illustrator, was an English artist, well known for his works in illustration and painting, contributing greatly to the visual representation of Victorian literature.

The illustrator: Sir John Gilbert RA (21 July 1817 – 5 October 1897) was an English artist, illustrator and engraver.