1854 Rare Victorian Book - Evangeline, A tale of Acadie by Longfellow Rare book integrating art

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Southey’s memoir of White helped immortalize the young poet’s work and contributed to the 19th-century fascination with poetic genius cut short

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Edward Corbould (1815–1905) was a British artist celebrated for his romantic and detailed engravings

1854 Rare Victorian Book - Evangeline, A tale of Acadie by Longfellow Rare book integrating artAuthor: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Illustrated by Jane E. Benham, Birket Foster, and John Gilbert. Title: Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie. Publisher: London, David Bogue, 86 Fleet Street, 1854 (Fifth Edition). Language: Text in English. Size: 8 x 5. 5 inches. Pages: vi 102 pages + publisher's catalogue. Binding: Attractive and very good, near fine original striking Victorian full blue cloth binding, elaborately decorated in gilt and blind stamping on