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The Building of the Ship
Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American, 1807–1882)
Illustrated by: Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840–1905)
Illustrated by: William John Hennessy (American, born in Ireland, active in England, 1839–1917)
Engraved by: Andrew Varick Stout Anthony (American, 1835–1906)
Engraved by: William James Linton (American (born in England), 1812–1898)
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Co. (American, founded in 1880)
Printer: Riverside Press (American, founded in 1852)
Illustrated by: Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840–1905)
Illustrated by: William John Hennessy (American, born in Ireland, active in England, 1839–1917)
Engraved by: Andrew Varick Stout Anthony (American, 1835–1906)
Engraved by: William James Linton (American (born in England), 1812–1898)
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Co. (American, founded in 1880)
Printer: Riverside Press (American, founded in 1852)
about 1880
Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 20 wood engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 17.5 x 13 x 1.5 cm (6 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Transferred from the William Morris Hunt Memorial Library
Accession Number21.17122
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company [about 1880]
Description(Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company [about 1880]) 17.5 cm; 79 pp. (printed rectos only); original publisher's black- and gilt-stamped brown cloth.
Provenance1921, sold by Goodspeed's Book Shop, Boston to the MFA. (Accession date: March 28, 2016)
NOTE:
Sold to the MFA Library and transferred to the Print department in 1921.
NOTE:
Sold to the MFA Library and transferred to the Print department in 1921.