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Westvaco , 1965. Hardcover. Good/Good. Some shelf wear with slightly bumped corners and light edgewear, but binding is tight and the pages are all clean with no markings.

Heritage Press, 1955-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. No slipcase.

The Heritage Press, New York: (1, 1955-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Spine is discolored.\r\nBook is in thick cardboard case which has minimal chipping, rubbing.

The Heritage Press, New York: (1955)., 1955 pp. xvi, 281. Photogravure drawings by Ray Holden. Includes an insert of the Heritage Club Sandglass, Number v:20. Sm. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Spine rubbed. Original slip case. Hardbound. Nice copy. THESE HERITAGE PRESS BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS. W83 0.0. Hardcover.

Heritage Press. Hardcover. Like New. Heritage Press. Hardcover. Like New.

Norwalk, Ct: Heritage Press, c1955. Hardcover. Very good condition; in slipcase. R. J. Holden. 281p., illus. Illus. by R. J. Holden

Houghton, Mifflin, 1893 & 1894. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 matching books 3/4 leather very nice high end books wonderful decorated spines

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1955. Holden, R.J.. Fine, boxed. One of 1500 numbered copies, signed by the artist.

Nabu Press, 2010-02-10. Large type edition. Paperback. Good.

London & Glasgow: Blackie and Son Limited., 1904. Second Printing . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 12mo. Frontis-portrait. LONDON : 1904. [ First printing was the previous year; the first with G.K.C. Introduction, which was reprinted in April 1904. See Sullivan bibliography no. 209 where he wrongly dates as 1904. ]. Hardback. Introduction by Gilbert K. Chesterton. Decorative dark green cloth. Spine lettered in gilt with green and gilt floral design to spine and cover. Top-edge gilt; others untrimmed as issued. Decorative design to end-papers with distinctive 'T.M' of Talwin Morris in bottom right-hand corner. Portrait of Wendell-Holmes inset to floral design as frontispiece. Title-page printed with floral design. Printed in red and black text throughout book. (x), 390 pages. No printer given. No owner name or internal markings. A bright, tight and clean copy. VERY GOOD INDEED. Issued by the publisher in two binding styles; leather and cloth. The latter far more durable. DESIGNER: Talwin… Read More

London: J. M. Dent & Co, 1902. First Thus. Decorative Cloth. Good+. Brock, H. M. Delightful set of 3 Books by the American Essayist. "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table" first appeared in the Column Holmes regularly wrote for the "Atlantic Monthly" in 1857. This Edition is illustrated in B&W by H. M. Brock with Full-Page Plates and In-Text illustrations. Frontispieces protected by Tissue Guards. Title Pages Printed in Blue and Brown. Brown Quaerter-Cloth spines with Gilt Lettering and some Decoration. Light Red Cloth-covered Boards with Gilt Mponogram in Bottom corners. Top page edges Gilt, other edges untrimmed. Decorative Endpapers. All Title Pages Dated 1902. 7 1/2" Tall. Closed tears down sides of spine on the Autocrat and a smaller one, 4" long on the side of the professor. Some fading to the brown cloth showing at fronts and backs. No inscriptions. Pages in very good condition. Set of 3 Books Weighs 1.7 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Please… Read More

1955. HOLMES, Oliver Wendell. The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, With an Introduction by Van Wyck Brooks and Illustrations by R.J. Holden. 4to. Orig. cloth with paper labels in publisher's slipcase. N.Y.: The Limited Editions Club, 1955. Limited to 1,500 copies planned by Carl P. Rollins, printed at the Yale University Press and signed by the artist. A very fine copy with the publisher's prospectus laid in.

New York, The Heritage Press, 1955. Heritage Press Edition. Hardback. An exceptional copy in the original gilt-tooled linen cloth with inlaid pictorial to both panels (minor scuffing to gilted spine) . An exceptional example in the original, slightly edgeworn slip-case. Remains sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. ; 280 pages; Description: xvi, 280 p. Illus. 27 cm. Subjects: Holmes, Oliver Wendell 1809-1894. The classic Heritage Press design. The Sandglass member's newsletter loosely inserted.

New York: The Heritage Press, 1955. 1st Heritage Press Edition. Hardback. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with paper labelled illustrations to front and rear panels. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Enclosed in original slipcase. ; 280 pages; Description: xvi, 280 p. Illus. 27 cm. Subject: American Literature -19th Century.

Printed for the Members of the Limited Editions Club, New York: 1955., 1955 pp. xvi, 281. Illustrated with tinted pencil drawings by Raymond J. Holden; designed by Carl Purington Rollins; printed at The Printing-Office of the Yale University Press; set in monotype Caslon; Curtis ivory-tone paper. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller on front fly leaf. 7 x 10 1/2 inches. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in full cream buckram, gold-stamped, leather spine label, with drawings by the artist embedded in front and back covers. Original slip case. Fifteen hundred copies have been made, of which this is copy number 420 and it is signed by the illustrator, R.J. Holden. Fine. Fine Books from the Limited Editions Club make great gifts. SHELF W89 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1891. Dark green boards with the titles in gilt to the spine.Frontis of the author is tissued. Top edges are gilded.Printed on heavy stock.The edges are lightly sunned and there is one or two small spots on the frontis.The binding is probably good for another hundred years or so. The rear boards show modest discolouration but does not appear to be caused by damp.Not that noticeable.A rare Volume. in better than average condition.. 1886 Copyright First Thus. Linen Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston : Phillips, Sampson & Co, 1859. Early reprint. Hardcover. Worn copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Text remains clear and unblemished. Physical description; viii, 373 p. ; 12�. Subject; Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1809-1894).

1905. London, J.M. Dent, 1905, 8°, 408 S., Titelseite im Zweifarbendruck (hellblau u. braun) und reich verziert, mit einer original Grafik (mit Plattenrand > Radierung?) unter Serviettchen auf erster Vorsatzseite sowie zahreichen s/w-Illustrationen, Text: englisch, original Halbleinen-Einband (Hardcover), mit goldener Rückenbeschriftung und -verzierung und goldenem Deckelemblem, Kopfgoldschnitt, figürlich illustr. Vorsätze, der helle Rücken stellenweise stark nachgedunkelt, Besitzervermerk von alter Hand auf Vorsatz- und Titelseite, sonst aber ein altersentsprechend sehr gutes Exemplar. Famous collection of essays, illustrated by a very interesting and special artist. Should your order's weight exceed 1kg, we shall need to message you, to recalculate the shipping cost. (= Sollte Ihre Bestellung mehr als 1k wiegen, müssten die Portokosten angepasst werden, Sie bekämen vorab eine Anfrage per Email.)

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company / The Riverside Press, 1893. First Edition Thus Illustrated. Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth. Fine/Mylar-added. Howard Pyle. 2 Volumes, small 8vos (8" x 5 1/4"), original brown publisher's brown decorative cloth with gold lettering and bands on spine leading into 3 fleurs-de-lis on front cover with fancy title, each vol. illustrated with 13 B&W photogravure portraits of OWH (2 being frontispieces) and 43 B&W plates (with tissue guards & titles) by HOWARD PYLE [20 in Vol. I) & 23 in Vol. II, plus head-&-tail pieces; & in-text illustrations; t.e.g. [top edges gilt], black-coated endpapers; 474 pages overall. Weight: 2 lbs. 9 oz. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809 - 1894) was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. A member of the Fireside Poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. His most famous prose works are the "Breakfast-Table" series, which began… Read More

New York: [Printed by Yale University Press, New Haven for] The Limited Editions Club, 1955., 1955. 4to. pp. xvi, [2], 280, [3]. 32 russet colour illus. buckram with 2 illus. mounted on covers. slipcase. Edition limited to 1,500 numbered copies, signed by the Artist.. Signed by Author(s). Hardcover.