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Seven Albumen Prints after Matthew Brady

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Seven Albumen Prints after Matthew Brady
<B> Henry Wadsworth Longfellow John W. Ehninger: With Seven Albumen Prints Photographed from the Original Drawings by Matthew Brady. <I>Illustrations of Longfellow's Courtship of Miles Standish.</B></I></B></I> <B>By John W. Ehninger. Photographed from the Original Drawings by Brady.</B></I> (New York): Rudd & Carleton, 1859). First edition. Oblong folio. With seven of eight mounted albumen prints, with plate V. “Departure of the Mayflower” lacking here. Plates are interleaved with text leaves bearing Longfellow's verse. Publisher's original full dark morocco binding, decoratively stamped in blind and lettered in gilt. Handsomely rebacked with the original spine preserved. Binding lightly bumped and rubbed, rear floral endpaper lacking, a few chips and short tears to the sheet edges, plate mounts heavily foxed, lighter foxing to text leaves.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)