Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Co. , 1886. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Grey and white boards with white spine. Gilt title and pictorial boards. Letters on spine have faded and a soiled. Top edge gilt. Gift inscription dated christmas 1885 on the front flyleaf. Overall in FAIR PLUS condition. . First Edition. Full Cloth. Fair. Illus. by Edwards, George Wharton and Smith, F. Hopkinson. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardcover.

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Bookseller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 008881
Title: The Last Leaf: Poem (First Edition)
Author: Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Illustrator: Edwards, George Wharton and Smith, F. Hopkinson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co.
Place of Publication: Cambridge
Date Published: 1886
Size: Folio - over 12" - 15"

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Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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...
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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....
Folio: A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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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...