• May include: A vintage book cover with a yellow background and a brown illustration of a man with a beard. The title of the book is "Best Loved Poems" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
  • May include: A brown book with a gold cover featuring a black and white illustration of a man's face. The title of the book is "Best Loved Poems" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
  • May include: The back cover of a yellow book with a brown border and a white label. The label has the text "THE BEST-LOVED POEMS of one of America's greatest and most beloved poets - poems that enrich the mind and heart in a beautiful volume which belongs in every home library." There is a small star above the word "THE" and a decorative design at the bottom of the label.
  • May include: A black and white image of a book's copyright page. The text reads: Illustrations and special contents COPYRIGHT MCMXLIX THE SPENCER PRESS, INC. Chicago This is a special edition published exclusively for the members of the PEOPLES BOOK CLUB P. O. Box 6570A, Chicago 80, Illinois. In Canada, 228 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario
  • May include: A book cover with a black and white illustration of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The title of the book is "Best Loved Poems" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The book is illustrated by Paul Hamlin and published by Peoples Book Club in Chicago.
  • May include: A red hardcover book titled "Best Loved Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow". The book is open and the spine is visible.
  • May include: A book cover with a red background and white illustrations of trees, birds, and other nature scenes. The text on the cover reads "(continued from front flap)" and includes a biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
  • May include: A black and white illustration of a forest scene with a large tree trunk in the foreground. The text "All day long roved Hiawatha In that melancholy forest" is printed below the illustration.
  • May include: Black and white illustration of a Native American person standing in a forest. The person is holding a small object in their hands. The text "Then the little Hiawatha Learned of every bird its language" is at the bottom of the image.
  • May include: A vintage book cover with a cream background and black text. The title of the book is "Poems" and the author is "Henry Wadsworth Longfellow". The text on the cover describes the book as a collection of the author's most beloved poems, including "The Children's Hour", "The Courtship of Miles Standish", and "Evangeline".
  • May include: A vintage book cover with a yellow background and a brown illustration of a man with a beard. The title of the book is "Best Loved Poems" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
  • May include: A brown book with a gold cover featuring a black and white illustration of a man's face. The title of the book is "Best Loved Poems" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
  • May include: The back cover of a yellow book with a brown border and a white label. The label has the text "THE BEST-LOVED POEMS of one of America's greatest and most beloved poets - poems that enrich the mind and heart in a beautiful volume which belongs in every home library." There is a small star above the word "THE" and a decorative design at the bottom of the label.
  • May include: A black and white image of a book's copyright page. The text reads: Illustrations and special contents COPYRIGHT MCMXLIX THE SPENCER PRESS, INC. Chicago This is a special edition published exclusively for the members of the PEOPLES BOOK CLUB P. O. Box 6570A, Chicago 80, Illinois. In Canada, 228 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario
  • May include: A book cover with a black and white illustration of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The title of the book is "Best Loved Poems" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The book is illustrated by Paul Hamlin and published by Peoples Book Club in Chicago.
  • May include: A red hardcover book titled "Best Loved Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow". The book is open and the spine is visible.
  • May include: A book cover with a red background and white illustrations of trees, birds, and other nature scenes. The text on the cover reads "(continued from front flap)" and includes a biography of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
  • May include: A black and white illustration of a forest scene with a large tree trunk in the foreground. The text "All day long roved Hiawatha In that melancholy forest" is printed below the illustration.
  • May include: Black and white illustration of a Native American person standing in a forest. The person is holding a small object in their hands. The text "Then the little Hiawatha Learned of every bird its language" is at the bottom of the image.
  • May include: A vintage book cover with a cream background and black text. The title of the book is "Poems" and the author is "Henry Wadsworth Longfellow". The text on the cover describes the book as a collection of the author's most beloved poems, including "The Children's Hour", "The Courtship of Miles Standish", and "Evangeline".
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Vintage Poetry Book, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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  • Materials: paper
  • Vintage: From the 1940s

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Best Loved Poems, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Published for Peoples Book Club, Chicago.
Copyright 1949.
Dimensions - 6”x 9”, 372 pages.
Condition - Average, wear to the dust jacket, name plate removed from inside cover, please see all the photos.

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May include: A vintage book cover with a yellow background and a brown illustration of a man with a beard. The title of the book is "Best Loved Poems" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Best Loved Poems, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Published for Peoples Book Club, Chicago.
Copyright 1949.
Dimensions - 6”x 9”, 372 pages.
Condition - Average, wear to the dust jacket, name plate removed from inside cover, please see all the photos.

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