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Antique 1900 Evangeline Longfellow Book Popular Educator Library Softcover

Regular price $9.99

Educational Publishing Co.
Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Victorian Era, July 1900


This antique softcover edition of Longfellow's "Evangeline" was published as part of the Popular Educator Library series (Vol. VIII, No. 31) in July 1900. It serves as a representative example of turn-of-the-century educational literature designed for mass distribution, featuring a biographical notice of the author and the complete poetic text.


• Published by Educational Publishing Co., Boston, New York, Chicago, and San Francisco
• Dated July 1900 with internal copyright date of 1899
• Softcover construction with burgundy cloth-reinforced stapled spine
• Front cover features a decorative laurel wreath motif and period typography
• Dimensions: Approximately 7.25" x 5.25" (ruler visible in photos)


Condition: Fair to Good antique condition consistent with 120+ years of age. The cover shows visible creasing, edge wear, and several small tears along the bottom right and edges. Pencil notations are present in the upper left corner of the front cover. The cloth spine shows fraying at the top and bottom. Interior pages are complete and legible with characteristic age-toning and no significant foxing or heavy staining.