THE IRON GATE and Other Poems
by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1880. Nineteen poems/sonnets. Two Sonnets: Harvard.. One poem titled "For Whittier's Seventieth Birthday, December 17, 1877 ". Another one "Welcome to the Chicago Commercial Club, January 14,1880." 82 pp. Mildly soiled covers.Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Top edge gilted. 3/4"x1" top spine missing plus tiny strip at base. Back cover spine joint rubbed.corners rubbed to boards. Overall exterior is Good. Decorative endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper: Oliver Henry Perkins. Frontis. portrait of Holmes. Slight foxing on side edge, and on side margin of 2 pages, otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG.. Hard Cover. Good. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2". Poetry.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000113
- Title
- THE IRON GATE and Other Poems
- Author
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1880
- Keywords
- Holmes, Oliver Wendel Oliver Wendell Holmes Poems Harvard Chicago Whittier Poetry Written in 1800s
- Bookseller catalogs
- Famous Americans; Famous Authors; Poetry;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2"
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- VG
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- 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....
- Bookplate
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