Astraea: The Balance of Illusions. A Poem delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Yale College, August 14, 1850.
by HOLMES, Oliver Wendell
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Engraved bookplate; ink ownership signature; slight use to cloth; tight and sound.
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston:: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields,, 1850.. Second printing; State A (B?); binding B.. publisher's cloth.. Engraved bookplate; ink ownership signature; slight use to cloth; tight and sound.. 12mo,. BAL 8757.
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62511
- Title
- Astraea: The Balance of Illusions. A Poem delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Yale College, August 14, 1850.
- Author
- HOLMES, Oliver Wendell
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth.
- Book Condition
- Used - Engraved bookplate; ink ownership signature; slight use to cloth; tight and sound.
- Edition
- Second printing; State A (B?); binding B.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ticknor, Reed, and Fields,
- Place of Publication
- Boston:
- Date Published
- 1850.
- Pages
- 39 pp.
- Size
- 12mo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- BAL
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- 12mo
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