The Complete Poetical Works (4); The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (2); The Professor at the Breakfast Table (2); The Poet at the Breakfast Table (2). 10 Volumes
by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh: David Douglas, Castle Street, 1892. Hardcover. Very Good. 10 vols. Author's edition. 1892, 1901, 1890, 1896. 24mo. [140 x 95mm]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to the front boards and spines. Very light rubbing and scratching to some of the boards, with lightly bumped spine ends, else a clean and tight set, fresh and clean throughout, now housed together in a black cloth slipcase.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43447
- Title
- The Complete Poetical Works (4); The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (2); The Professor at the Breakfast Table (2); The Poet at the Breakfast Table (2). 10 Volumes
- Author
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- David Douglas, Castle Street
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1892
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...