1858 Scarce Victorian Book - The VOICES OF THE NIGHT by Longfellow, illustrated by John Gilbert.
(Description)
Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. John Gilbert, illustrator.
Title: The Voices Of the Night, Ballads And Other Poems. With illustrations by John Gilbert, engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.
Publisher: London, George Routledge & Co, 1858. First John Gilbert illustrated edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8 " X 6 ".
Pages: 117 pages.
Binding: Very good original full-cloth binding with an attractive decorative gilt paneling (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, some light foxing - as shown, small stamp of W.Bone & Son binder on the last endpaper - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the beautiful illustrations by Gilbert engraved by the brothers Dalziel.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies available for sale worldwide).
The book: Scarce and attractive illustrated edition of Voices Of the Night. Longfellow began publishing his poetry in 1839, including the collection Voices of the Night, his debut book of poetry. The bulk of Voices of the Night was translations, though he also included nine original poems and seven poems that he had written as a teenager. Ballads and Other Poems was published in 1841 and included "The Village Blacksmith" and "The Wreck of the Hesperus", which were instantly popular.
The author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, and was one of the five Fireside Poets from New England.
The illustrator: Sir John Gilbert RA (21 July 1817 – 5 October 1897) was an English artist, illustrator and engraver.