Shelfmark
Ib3.1.25
Title
The song of Floggawaya.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : C. S. Burbridge, Bayswater., 1856.
Physical description
viii, 22 p. ; 16 cm. (12mo)
Note
A parody on Hiawatha, written to celebrate certain events at Eton College, in 1810.
Note
Possibly by W.N. Lettsom -- Harcourt's "An Eton bibliography".
Note
Includes "Vocabulary" pp. [21]-22.
Note
Printed in red ink.
Provenance
Ms. name inscription in faded ink on publisher's front cover.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Lewis Vernon Harcourt.
Provenance
Eton College Library ink stamp on title page verso.
Binding
19th century teal calf half-binding; boards covered in marbled paper; marbled endpapers; gilt top edge.
Copy-specific note
Ms. inscription "W. N. Lettsom" on title page and after preface.
Copy-specific note
ECL copy imperfect: pp. 11-20 wanting.
Subject
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807 - 1882 Song of Hiawatha.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Harcourt, Lewis Vernon (), 1863 - 1922 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B35807