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LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth.
The Hanging of the Crane.
In 1874, Longfellow sold "The Hanging of the Crane" to the New York Ledger for $3,000; the highest price ever paid for a poem to that date. Colour illustrations by Keller and decorations by Florence W Swan. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator. His original works include "Paul Revere's Ride," The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was the first American to completely translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and was one of the fireside poets from New England.
- Published
- Boston: Houghton Mifflin. (Riverside Press) 1907.
- Plates
- 13
- Binding/Size
- S=8vo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- Boston: Houghton Mifflin. (Riverside Press) 1907.
- Ref
- 686
Full vellum over boards with gilt rules front and back. A gilt federal-style emblem surrounds a black silhouette of a bust of Longfellow. Spine with title in gilt. Red dust jacket with gilt lettering on spine. Matching red slipcase. Octavo. Unpaginated. Illustrated by Arthur I. Keller and designed by Florence W. Swan. 13 full-page hand-coloured plates on Japan vellum. Initial letters in blue and red. Engraved vignettes, head & tailpieces. Number 201 of a limited edition of 1000 copies, of which the first 250 are coloured by hand. Binding bright, clean and tight. Text beginning to lightly tone. Plates with titled tissue guards are clean and bright. Dust jacket and slipcase clean. Fine in near fine dust jacket and slipcase. Coloured plates in order: 1. Gateway to Craigie House (Half-title). 2. Love hangs the Crane (Half-title to Part I). 3. The Poet's Reverie (Part I). 4. The Two Alone (Half-title to Part II). 5. The Royal Guest (Half-title to Part III). 6. The First Birthday (Part III). 7. The Brother and Sister (Half-title to Part IV). 8. Youths and Maidens (Half-title to Part V). 9. The Family (Part V). 10. The Brook (Half-title to Part VI). 11. The Bride's Farewell (Part VI). 12. The Two Alone Again (Half-title to Part VII). 13. The Golden Wedding (Part VII).
