Title: Four uniform volumes of 19th century poetry classics illustrated by John R. Neill Author: Place: Chicago Publisher: The Reilly & Britton Co. Date: [1909-1910] Description: Includes: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Hiawatha: A Poem. [1909]. Whittier, John Greenleaf. Snow-Bound. [1909]. Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Evangeline. [1909]. Poe, Edgar Allan. The Raven and Other Poems. [1910] Together, 4 volumes. Illustrated by John R. Neill; decorative borders on each.(8vo) 19.7x13 cm (7¾x5¼"), green cloth with large color pictorial cover labels, spines lettered in gilt., top edges gilt. Handsome volumes with illustrations by the famed illustrator (and later author) of the Oz books. The first three are illustrated in color, the last is suitably in black and white. The first two with spine imprints in upper and lower case, the last two in small and large capitals. We do not know of any reason for this evolution. Lot Amendments Condition: Some light shelf wear, overall fine or nearly so. Item number: 279916
Title: Four uniform volumes of 19th century poetry classics illustrated by John R. Neill Author: Place: Chicago Publisher: The Reilly & Britton Co. Date: [1909-1910] Description: Includes: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Hiawatha: A Poem. [1909]. Whittier, John Greenleaf. Snow-Bound. [1909]. Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Evangeline. [1909]. Poe, Edgar Allan. The Raven and Other Poems. [1910] Together, 4 volumes. Illustrated by John R. Neill; decorative borders on each.(8vo) 19.7x13 cm (7¾x5¼"), green cloth with large color pictorial cover labels, spines lettered in gilt., top edges gilt. Handsome volumes with illustrations by the famed illustrator (and later author) of the Oz books. The first three are illustrated in color, the last is suitably in black and white. The first two with spine imprints in upper and lower case, the last two in small and large capitals. We do not know of any reason for this evolution. Lot Amendments Condition: Some light shelf wear, overall fine or nearly so. Item number: 279916
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