Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1899. First Edition. Octavo. Portrait frontispiece, 303pp., illustrated by photo, bound in burgundy cloth stamped in gilt, spine lettering and top edge gilt, previous owner's name and date in pencil dated 1899. A fine bright copy. An interesting look at Lowell's life, his friends and his poetry.

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Bookseller: Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 015459
Title: James Russell Lowell and His Friends
Author: Hale, Edward Everett
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Co
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1899
Keywords: First Edition 1st
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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