The Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems.

LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth.

Item Number: 115433

London: Ticknor and Fields, 1858.

First edition of Longfellow’s classic narrative poem describing the early days of Plymouth Colony and the legendary love triangle between Miles Standish, John Alden, and Priscilla Mullins. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition. Uncommon.

Set in the year 1621, against the backdrop of a fierce Indian war, Longfellow's The Courtship of Miles Standish focuses on a love triangle among three Mayflower passengers: Miles Standish, Priscilla Mullins, and John Alden and vividly encapsulates the bittersweet quality of America's colonial era.