The Writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes (Riverside Edition) 9 of 13 Volumes
by Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1895. Hardcover. Good+. 9 Volumes of a 13 volume set. Books are all bumped and worn at head and tail of spine and fore edge corners. Surfaces of several boards have discoloration spots. A few boards and spines have a few very small soil spots. "The Guardian Angel" has a heavily chipped paste-in title on spine. All others are intact. Each volume has a blind stamp on both the ffep and the title page as well as a penciled in name on the title page and small notation on rear paste-down. Pages are unmarked. Bindings are tight. Books have gold gilt top edge. The volumes included are: - The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table - The Professor at the Breakfast Table - The Poet at the Breakfast Table - Over the Teacups - Elsie Venner - The Guardian Angel - Pages From an Old Volume of Life - Medical Essays - Our Hundred Days in Europe/Index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005744
- Title
- The Writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes (Riverside Edition) 9 of 13 Volumes
- Author
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1895
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Boyd Used & Rare Books
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Portland, Oregon
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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