Heading: (Frith, Francis)
Author: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Title: Two photographically illustrated works by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Hyperion [and] The Poetical Works
Place Published: Boston
Publisher:Ticknor & Fields
Date Published: 1868
Description:

Includes:

• 
  Hyperion. x, [2], 270, [1] pp. With 24 mounted albumen photographs of the Rhine, Switzerland and the Tyrol, by Francis Frith; decorative head- and tail-pieces. 9x7", publisher's decoratively embossed full brown morocco, spine lettered in gilt, inner gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. First American Edition.


• 
  The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. xlii, 630 pp. Photographically illustrated with mounted albumen prints by Samuel E. Poulton, additional in-text wood engravings. (8vo) 19.2x13.3 cm (7½x5¼"), finely bound by Mudie in double-ruled calf with ornately gilt-tooled spine, morocco lettering piece, raised bands, all edges marbled, blind-tooled dentelles, marbled endpapers.

Hyperion is the first American work of literature to be illustrated with photographs. Printed by the Gresham Steam Press (London). BAL 12479. Poetical Works is from The "Imperial" Poets series.

Rubbing to Hyperion's morocco with a few abrasions and scratches; some foxing mostly to leaves but with a few affected photographs; very good or better. Poetical Works shows a few stains and scratches, light rubbing, small abrasion to lettering piece; front hinge shows some cracking to marbled endpaper; very good or better.