SONG OF HIAWATHA Longfellow Henry Wadsworth 1929
0Published by London George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd. 1929, 1929
First Edition Thus, "A New Edition". Illustrated with 4 plates in colour by Nancy Smith, this is the first edition to include Ms. Smith's illustrations. 8vo, publisher's very attractive binding of green marbled boards backed in dark green cloth, the spine finely gilt decorated in an all over motif featuring harps and feathers and gilt lettering. 192pp., including glossery. A fine and attractive copy, the text and binding both still very fresh, clean and attractive. A VERY PRETTY EDITION OF THE SONG OF HIAWATHA, Longfellow's celebrated and often-imitated narrative poem based on Native American mythology. Nancy Smith's illustrations draw from a pallet of charcoals, ochres, haematite and copper and bring to mind Native American embossed and painted leather crafting.