Volume 1 — Henry W. Longfellow in His Library
Reading edition
At "Craigie House," Old Cambridge, Mass.
⁂ The following are a few endorsements among many others of like high character that have been given after a critical inspection of the engraving, viz:
John. J. Platt, the poet says: The likeness is an excellent one. It represents our beloved and lamented poet in his most familiar atmosphere. Longfellow was a poet of home and its affections, and this engraving should be in every American home.
John B. Peaslee, Superintendent of Public Schools, Cincinnati, O., says: Beyond question, Hollyer's portrait of Longfellow is the most accurate and life-like that has appeared. It is a great work, and will speedily find its way into our cultured American homes.
The Boston Daily Globe says: Hollyer has certainly achieved an artistic triumph. The portrait of Longfellow is one of the best that has been issued.
The Providence (R.I.) Evening Press says: Hollyer has produced a new, beautiful and artistic steel plate engraving of "Longfellow in His Library," of which neither artist nor publisher need be ashamed.
The Bridgeport (Conn.) Farmer says: Mr. Hollyer's Engravings have gained for him a wide fame in this country and in Europe, and in the present work he has certainly not lost any of the vigor, strength and power which characterized his earlier works. Every one who honors Longfellow will want to possess this engraving.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE REGULAR PRICES OF THE ENGRAVING
PUBLISHED BY
JOHN C. YORSTON & CO.
New York. Cincinnati. Chicago.
ARTIST PROOFS, size 27x37 inches, printed on India Paper, limited to 125 impressions, and numbered consecutively 1 to 125, and each impression signed by the artist, each ... $50.00
PROOFS BEFORE LETTER, size 25x35 inches, printed on India Paper, limited to 250 impressions, and numbered consecutively 1 to 250, each ... 30.00
INDIA PROOFS, LETTERED, size 24x33 inches, limited to 500 impressions, and numbered consecutively 1 to 500, each ... 15.00
PROOF IMPRESSIONS, size 24x32 inches, each ... 7.50
Any one sending us the name of a new subscriber, with $3.00, for one year's subscription to The Bay State Monthly, before January 1, 1836, may, if desired, order the above engraving (proof impression), instead of any of the premiums described on the opposite page.
THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY OFFER, AS THESE ENGRAVINGS HAVE NEVER BEFORE SEEN SOLD FOR LESS THAN $7.50 EACH.
We will sell a limited number of these engravings at the price of 85 cents each.