Astraea

Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850. First Printing. Hardcover. Good. 18.5 x 2 cm. 12mo. 4 [ads] 39pp. A card SIGNED by Holmes, "Beverly Farms, Mass., Sept 6th 1887" is affixed to the front fixed endpaper. From the library of noted collector Henry William Poor with his bookplate. In BAL binding style "A'" in cream-yellow boards with publisher's… Read more about this item

Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine, as is usually the case, partly eroded. Rubbed and edgeworn. Contents partly soiled, foxed. Good+. BAL 8757: State A, Binding A of original glazed boards: 2500 copies.

Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1850. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original paper over hard boards with title in blackon the palebeige cover. Paper is worn on the spine but not the edges. First issue (a 3 below letters en at the bottom of page 33) snd State A (empersand… Read more about this item

Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1850. Hardcover. VG- (scuffing and shelfwear to covers, light aging along top block edge, very small soiling portion along top outside edge ). Off-white paper over boards with black lettering; 39 pp. A poem delivered before the Phi Betá Kappa Society of Yale College, August 14, 1850. This is the first printing of… Read more about this item

Boston: Ticknor, Reed and Fields, 1850. First Edition. BAL 8757; first printing, state A; binding A. Publisher’s boards; spine perished, and while the boards are in very good condition, the book needs to be resewn and rebacked; a short 1887 holograph letter signed by Holmes is tipped in.

Boston:: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields,, 1850.. Second printing; State A (B?); binding B.. publisher's cloth.. Engraved bookplate; ink ownership signature; slight use to cloth; tight and sound.. 12mo,. BAL 8757.

Boston, Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850., 1850. 8vo. 39 pages. Original printed glazed cream-yellow boards (binding A; skillfully rebacked). Very good. Enclosed in a 1/2 brown morocco slipcase with folding chemise. Bookplate of Alfred M. Hellman. First printing, State A, with the ampersand in the printer's imprint set somewhat above the line. BAL 8757.. F. Hardcover.

Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields. Good with no dust jacket. 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 38 pages; No ads, glazed paper boards, spine cover worn off. BAL 8757. 1st issue. With #3 below en on pg 33, in creme color paper over boards. .

Boston: Ticknor, Reed, & Fields, 1850. Spine ends worn; a few minor spots and stains.. First Edition. Original Yellow Boards. Good.

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1850. First Edition, First Printing. Glossy pictorial cover. Near fine. First edition, first printing of Astraea: The Balance of Illusions, A Poem Delivered Before The Phi Beta Kappa Society of Yale College, August 14, 1850 by Oliver Wendell Holmes.. Small octavo, 39pp. Publisher's original glossy boards, title printed in black on front cover. BAL… Read more about this item

1850. HOLMES, Oliver Wendell. Astraea: The Balance of Illusions. A Poem Delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Yale College, August 14, 1850. Orig. glazed printed boards. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850. First edition. BAL 8757, first printing, state B (A?), binding A. A fine unopened copy.

Nabu Press, 2010-09-05. Paperback. Good.

Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850. Hardcover. Good. First edition, 1850, later state with ads bound in between the front endpapers, glazed yellow printed boards, 39 pp, good copy, binding with spottiness, soil, looks like small red wax stain to front cover, the aforementioned ads show some stains and foxing, rest of text bright.

HOLMES, Oliver Wendell. Astraea: The Balance of Illusions. A Poem Delivered Before the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Yale College, August 14, 1850. Original cloth. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850. First edition. BAL 8757. Binding C. Spine rubbed, lettering no longer legible. Very good. With an ALS laid in: "Dear Sir, It gives me pleasure to comply with… Read more about this item

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2006-05-26. Paperback. Used:Good.

1850. Holmes, Oliver Wendell. ASTRAEA: THE BALANCE OF ILLUSIONS. A Poem Delivered Before the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Yale College, August 14, 1850. Ticknor, Reed & Fields, Boston, 1850 (1st printing). Paper covered boards, 39pp. VG, with some wear and soiling to the boards, and owner's bookplate and name.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2006-05-26. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.