Poems

Boston: Otis, Broaders, and Company, 1836. Original publisher's green blind embossed zigzag pattern cloth (BAL Binding C, no priority), paper title label, (8 x 5.25 inches). True FIRST EDITION with Boston imprint only. 163 pages. Printed in Cambridge by Folson, Wells, and Thurston. The author's first book containing poems written while a law student at Harvard. … Read more about this item

Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1853. New and Enlarged Edition. Good. A good copy in brown cloth with gilts titles on spine and blindstamped design on both covers Some edge wear, particularly at spine ends, and a small chip on spine edge Binding sound, but minor cracking on a couple of the signatures A handwrittne birthday sonnet,… Read more about this item

Boston: Otis, Broaders, and Company, 1836. First Edition, First Printing. Leather. 163p. A hardcover book bound in full black leather with marbled foredges and endpapers. Very good condition overall. Small rub marks on the edges and spine, and foxing throughout the interior. The text is otherwise clean and the binding is secure. The first edition of Holmes' first book.… Read more about this item

Boston: Otis, Broaders, 1836. First edition. Hardcover. Very good overall. First edition of the author's first book, which includes poems written in 1830 while a law student at Harvard ("The Dorchester Giant", "Reflections of a Proud Pedestrian", "Evening, by a Tailor" and "The Height of the Ridiculous") all of which would become among his best known. Rebound in… Read more about this item

London: O. Rich & Sons, 1846. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Good. 175p octavo, Spine chipped at the spine heads and stained at the base, corners, worn severe foxing to the endppers.

Boston: Otis, Broaders, and Co., 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. First Edition, bound by Stikeman in full green morocco, covers triple ruled in gilt, spine decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt with 5 raised bands, t.e.g., original cloth bound in at rear. Excellent copy. Tipped in is a nice autograph letter signed in which Holmes assures the… Read more about this item

Boston: Otis, Broaders, & Co,, 1836. First Edition; original publisher’s cloth (BAL cloth “C”, no priority established); some foxing; paper title label mostly perished; overall a very good copy of Holmes’s first book.

London: O. Rich & Sons, 12, red Lion Square, 1846. xx, [iv], 175, [1] pp. Printed by Bradbury and Evans. 1 vols. 12mo. Original ribbed cloth, floral center wreath, a.e.g. Very Good, head and tail have early tape, unobstrusive. Signed "D. Holmes" cut signature tipped in on front pastedown. xx, [iv], 175, [1] pp. Printed by Bradbury and… Read more about this item

Boston, Massachusetts: Ticknor, Reed, & Fields, 1850. Revised Edition. Small Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Revised edition. Minor loss to spine head and to spine base, board corners bumped and rubbed, front hinge starting, pencil gift note on front endpaper. 1850 Small Hard Cover. x, 286 pp. Blue boards with gilt decor, all edges gilt. Oliver Wendell Holmes… Read more about this item

George Routledge and Sons, 1886. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. George Routledge and Sons 1886 first edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover.

London: O. Rich and Sons, 1846. First UK edition. Leather_bound. Very Good. 16mo. in three quarter brown calf over marbled paper covered boards, hubbed spine ruled in gilt and with leather, gilt lettered spine label. Marbled endpapers. First British edition. 175 pp. A tight example, rubbing to the tips and edges. Publisher's note states, "This volume contains… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, Manufacturer Copyright date 1895 - book is part of a twentieth century series. Decorative turquoise boards, lightly bumped and rubbed on ends of spine, lower corners bumped, rubbed bowed, upper corners rubbed at tips, previous owner's name in pencil on ffep, else very good. A lovely copy!. Hard Cover. Very Good/No DJ. 16mo - over… Read more about this item

Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields. Good. 1853. Hardcover. 286 pages, brown cloth, gilt printing to the spine. This is a rough copy. The covers are soiled and chipped, hinges cracked. Good for reading or reference. .

George Routledge and Sons, 1886. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. George Routledge and Sons 1886 first edition. Pages clean and bright binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover.

Boston: Otis, Broaders, and Company., 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Original brown silk cloth. Some foxing; spine slightly chipped; at edge but overall a very good copy of Dr. Holmes's first book, preceded only by a number of small pieces.

Hurst & Co, 1864. Hurst & Co 1864 Very Good/ Black cloth with red flower design and gold lettering. Pink green and white beautiful flower drawing on right 2/3 of front. Light wear to pictorial boards. Solid structure, Pages lightly tanned. 420 pages with notes/bibliography. No date, date is approximate. Size: 7 3/8 x 5 x 1 inches. .… Read more about this item

Boston: Otis, Broaders, & Co.; New York: George Dearborn, 1836. First Edition; publisher’s green cloth; there are imprints with or without the New York publisher and the BAL does not assign any priority. Some foxing; paper spine title label slightly chipped; overall a very good copy of Holmes’s first book, preceded by a number of small pieces. In a… Read more about this item

Ticknor and Fields, 1864. Early collection of Holmes' poetry, this seventh edition is bound in royal blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. All edges gilt. Full page portrait engraving frontispiece with tissue paper. Covers show mild wear, spine is chipped with some loss at extremities. Some foxing to the frontispiece and surround pages, otherwise textblock is clean.… Read more about this item

London: O. Rich & Sons, 1846. First edition. 175, [1]pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary half navy calf. Rubbed, morocco label lost, some light discoloration of text, but a nice copy. From the library of M. Robert Guggenheim with his bookplate. First edition. 175, [1]pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contains Griswold's memoir of the author from "Poets and Poetry of… Read more about this item

Boston: Otis, Broaders, And Company. Good. 1836. Hardcover. 163 pages, brown cloth covers with paper label to the spine. Rough exterior, cracked spine, lacks front free endpaper. The contents are foxed, yet bright and complete. This is a Good copy for reading or reference. .