Front hinge broken, ripping along spine (visible in photo). First American edition, first printing. Owners contemporary nameplate on inside cover, original pebbled green cloth with gilt stamped spine. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece engraving with tissue-guard of Old Bull playing violin in The Wayside Inn., brown endpapers. Contains "The Children's Hour" as well as the poet's famous account of Paul Revere's ride and the line Revere never uttered: "One, if by land, and two, if by sea." 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing 1st Printing. Seller Inventory # 439

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Title: Tales of a Wayside Inn

Publisher: Ticknor and Fields, Boston

Publication Date: 1863

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition.

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A lovely reading collection comprised mostly of American and English Literature, gathered by a World War II veteran. The majority are first editions from the 19th and early-20th century (with some dating as far back as the 18th century).

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