The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table.
by [HOLMES, Oliver Wendell]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Cloth faded with rubbing and wear at extremities.
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston:: Phillips, Sampson and Company,, 1858.. First edition, first issue.. original cloth.. Cloth faded with rubbing and wear at extremities.. 8vo,. 8 plates. BAL 8781 (with title vignette).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16872
- Title
- The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table.
- Author
- [HOLMES, Oliver Wendell]
- Format/Binding
- Original cloth.
- Book Condition
- Used - Cloth faded with rubbing and wear at extremities.
- Edition
- First edition, first issue.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Phillips, Sampson and Company,
- Place of Publication
- Boston:
- Date Published
- 1858.
- Pages
- viii, 373 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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