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Description
Original Vintage 1910 edition. Hardcover has some fading, fraying, and some scuff marks. Spine has a good amount of fading and is a bit loose to binding. First inside page has a seam to binding, and has one loose page. All other pages are clean and in rather good condition despite their age. The binding is secure. Good reading copy.
This early 20th-century edition of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem “Hiawatha” is a remarkable artifact of its time. Published just a few decades after the poem’s initial release in 1855, it captures the enduring popularity of Longfellow’s romanticized portrayal of Native American life and culture. While modern readers may approach the work with a more critical eye, it remains a significant piece of 19th-century American literature, influencing generations of writers and artists with its lyrical storytelling and vivid imagery.
Beyond its literary merits, this particular copy bears the physical traces of its age, with its worn cover and loosened binding serving as tangible reminders of the book’s journey through the hands of countless readers over the past century. For collectors and bibliophiles, such well-loved volumes hold a special charm, inviting us to imagine the lives and experiences of those who have cherished these pages before us.
