Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie 1848 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Cloth HC Acceptable

William D. Ticknor & Company, 1848. 6th edition cloth bound hardcover of Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

A small paper insert attributes previous ownership provenance to the Steere-Hillig family member Vinton Cummings. This book comes from the estate of Nancy (Hillig) Jenkins-Frye of Asheville, North Carolina. Nancy fastidiously researched and catalogued her books noting any provenance she could verify.

Small blind book stamp "From Bradley's" to the front fly leaf identifies this copy as being sold by one of Ira Bradley's companies in Boston. Ira Bradley was a significant figure in 19th-century American book manufacturing, binding, and publishing.

This book has gilded page block edges that might be hard to see in the photos.

Evangeline is Longfellow's classic, epic romantic poem based on the Expulsion of the Acadians in 1755.

Acceptable. Covers very worn and soiled. Crown and foot of spine worn and chipped. Binding okay with a slight lean to the spine. Small hole of wear to the material of the spine. Light pencil marking to the front fly leaf. Small blind book stamp to the top corner of the front fly leaf as well. Liquid stains to the first few pages before the title page, and last few blank pages. Light pencil markings to the margins of a few pages. A few creased page corners. Solid antiquarian copy with lots of wear.