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1 Item Set or Lot of Evangeline by H. W. Longfellow, Edited by H. E. Scudder, Authorized Edition of the Riverside Literature Series, Number 1!. Includes:
ITEM 1.) Riverside Literature Series, Number 1; Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; with a biographical Sketch, Introduction and Notes Edited by Horace E. Scudder; and a Sketch of Longfellow's Home Life by his Daughter, Alice M. Longfellow; Authorized Edition;
Inside Front Cover is a listing of the first 81 numbers in the Riverside Literature Series; following up to 164 listed on Inside Back Cover; Balance listed on Back Cover;
Next page has names of Marjorie Howard and Isabella Reeves of Nazareth Academy, the leading girls school in Victoria, Texas, administered by the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament; Behind another illustration is the address of Isabella (608 South Bridge St.);
Frontispiece has portrait of Longfellow;
Contents; Biographical Sketch; Longfellow in his Home Life; Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie; Pronouncing Vocabulary (with a short note from Alice Longfellow dated 1898;); List of Illustrations (9 including portrait and map);
Behind the Illustration of the Craigie House Study is "The Whole 4th Grade"; Miss Catherine Sitterle, Miss Margaret Alonso, Miss Isabella Reeves, Miss Margurite Gholke (Margarite?), Miss Louise Welder, Miss Christine Haller, Miss Mary Campbell, Miss Ida Streckfus, Miss Beatrice Fernandez, Miss Mabel Keclik, Miss Una Hooper, Miss Lillie Baass, Miss Josephine Simon, and Miss Thersa De Pine (Theresa?); Another note refers to 'February, 15, 1914' which I am assuming is the year of use for this copy; Other notes refer to "Joseph Groce" or "Joseph Grace" and "Aleen Schushert" (Spelling uncertain);
Poems deal with the Acadian migration, an Indian hero, a shipwreck, village life, colonial America, ghosts, grief, and memories of childhood
Houghton, Mifflin and Company; Boston, Massachusetts, New York, New York and Chicago Illinois; the Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts; 1896 (original copyright in 1883);
Paper Covers; Cover has note concerning Paper and Linen Pricing; This edition is good paper, but not good enough for me to think it is linen; wish I could be more specific, but I am not an expert;
Generally Good condition for age and intended use (textbook); Covers are worn; Staple Bound; outer hinge is failing, copious amounts of user notes; rear cover very poor;
The primary item was part of the collection of Henry J. Hauschild Jr., who billed himself as a âPhysiognomist â Bibliopolist â Cognoscente di Eccellentissimoâ, and was the very proud owner of the world famous "Nose Galleryâ at âThe Oldest Houseâ in Victoria, Texas.
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