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Excerpt from A Bibliography of the First Editions in Book Form of the Writings of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Scattered all along these earlier years are the Annuals; and characteristic books they were of a period now passed away! N 0 author was too great to find a place for his work in an Annual, and, as we look over the volumes now, it seems as if none were too obscure. The arrangement is chronological, by actual date of publication so far as can be traced, though this is not always the date upon the title-page. The custom of post-dating books is an old one. Books sent out toward the end of one year, in order that they may not so soon lose their freshness, are dated as of the next year. In the case of most of the Annuals also, they, like almanacs, were published the year before. It may lead to confusion to find the Atlantic Souvenir of 1827 entered under the publication date of 1826, and this arrangement is something of an innovation. But a strict chronological arrangement has seemed best, and when a particular book is sought for, a reference to the short-title check list in the pages immediately following, or a reference to the In dex, will indicate the page required. The collations are fuller than are given in most bibliographies of modern books, and it is hoped that they are full enough. Page numbers included within brackets indicate only that the pages are unnumbered. Especially in the case of text pages, generally all are numbered excepting only the first. Where the first and last of a series are in brackets there are often numbered pages between. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.