To Ella
from her father
Dec. 25, 1897I went to Mr Longfellow’s
home at the kindness
of Miss Alice Longfellow.
I saw brave Alice
laughing, Allegra (Miss Thorpe),
and Edith with golden
hair (Mrs. Dana)
May 30, 1906
An 1883 copy of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Household Edition, With Illustrations.
Found by Doug of twenty three books, who says:
“Not much of a story to the purchase. It was on a shelf with many other books just like it. I remember planning on stealing a bunch of books, but the shop was run by an affable old-timer and I couldn’t see stealing from him. I’ve had quite the love affair over the years with used books store, even managed one for a year. Despite my earlier kleptomaniac leanings, I made it a rule to never steal from a used books store. I paid only a few bucks for this book.”
