Yankee From Olympus: Justice Holmes and His Family
by Catherine Drinker Bowen
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
The Easton Press, 1990. The Leather-Bound Library of American History. First Thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Fine, "as new" condition. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Appears unopened / unread. Bound in full (genuine) burgundy leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes from History sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful copy.
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- Bookseller
- Barbed Wire Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M0307
- Title
- Yankee From Olympus
- Author
- Catherine Drinker Bowen
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 475
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Civil War, American Civil War, Gift Book
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Easton Press;
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- Fine
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