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The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table. Every Man His Own Boswell
by [Holmes, Oliver Wendell]
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Publisher's beveled maroon pebbled cloth, spine lettered in gilt, blindstamped frame to covers, a.e.g. Head of spine repaired, f
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1859. First edition, Large Paper printing. 8 plates, integral but not reckoned in pagination. Title-page in black and red. [ii], viii, 373 pp. 1 vols. Tall 8vo (8-5/16 x 5-1/2 inches). Publisher's beveled maroon pebbled cloth, spine lettered in gilt, blindstamped frame to covers, a.e.g. Head of spine repaired, front joint split, inner hinges strengthened with binder's tape. Neat contemporary ownership marks to preliminaries. Internally fine. First edition, Large Paper printing. 8 plates, integral but not reckoned in pagination. Title-page in black and red. [ii], viii, 373 pp. 1 vols. Tall 8vo (8-5/16 x 5-1/2 inches). Signed by Holmes, Jr. Signed in blue ink and dated May 23, 1930, by then Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. BAL 9093, binding A; Currier-Tilton pp 73-4
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 235316
- Title
- The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table. Every Man His Own Boswell
- Author
- [Holmes, Oliver Wendell]
- Format/Binding
- 8 plates, integral but not reckoned in pagination. Title-page in black and red. [ii], viii, 373 pp. 1 vols. Tall 8vo (8-5/16 x 5
- Book Condition
- Used - Publisher's beveled maroon pebbled cloth, spine lettered in gilt, blindstamped frame to covers, a.e.g. Head of spine repaired, f
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, Large Paper printing
- Publisher
- Phillips, Sampson and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- American | Judicial / Supreme Ct. | Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Literature;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
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