1858 Rare Victorian Book - Voices Of the Night by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 

Author : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Title : 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 illustrated edition.
Language : Text in English
Size : 8 " X 6 "
Pages : 118 pages
Binding : Very good original cloth with an attractive decorative paneling (hinges fine, slightly worn, soiled and scuffed) under a protective removable mylar cover. 
Content : Good to very good content (tight, some foxing and staining, gift note of a previous owner on first endpaper - as shown). 
Illustrations : Including beautiful illustrations by Gilbert engraved by the brothers Dalziel. 

The book : Rare 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.