The Courtship of Miles Standish

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Published by Ernest Nister/E.P. Dutton & Co., London, UK/New York, NY, 1906

About this Item

Ernest Nister/E.P. Dutton & Co., London, UK/New York, NY. 1906. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good +; splash stains on front board; light soiling to boards and spine; light foxing to first and last 3 pages. No DJ. Khaki cloth covered boards and spine with brown lettering on the spine; gilt lettering on the front board with gilt decorations around pasted-on color illustration. Gilt textblock edges; beveled board edges. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. Pictorial endpapers. 159 pp 12mo. Written in dactylic hexameter, this poem tells of the Courtship of Miles Standish set in the year 1621 against the backdrop of a fierce Indian war and focuses on a love triangle among three Mayflower passengers: Miles Standish, Priscilla Mullins, and John Alden. Longfellow said that the story was true, but the historical evidence is inconclusive. A clean very presentable copy. Seller Inventory # 010940

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Courtship of Miles Standish

Publisher: Ernest Nister/E.P. Dutton & Co., London, UK/New York, NY

Publication Date: 1906

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Arthur A. Dixon

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: Reprint Edition