The Wayside Inn

First edition, First tate. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Illustrated title page. Gilt top page edges. True first state copy with 22 page publisher's catalog at the back dated November, 1863, and "The Wayside Inn and Other Poems" is listed as "Nearly Ready" on page 11 of the catalog. ( listed with a price in subsequent printings.) The book is a collection of poems (including the classic "Paul Rever's Ride") that depicts a group of people at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury as each tells a story in the form of a poem. Square binding. Title page loose. Gilt intact on spine. Rubbing to front of textured green cloth. Previous owner's bookplate on inside cover. A second owner's signature and obituary on fly leaf. Facsimile of Longfellow's signature adhered to title page. 225 pages plus catalog.