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The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
by Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Moseley, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Company, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY ROWFANT IN FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE AND DETAILS TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS, PASTE DOWNS AND BRIGHT GILT END PAGES. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND MINIMAL FOXING. ILLUSTRATED, BOOK MEASURES 7.25"x4.75". FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, ALS TIPPED IN FRONT OF BOOK SIGNED BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. 165 YEARS OLD. A STUNNING EXAMPLE IN SCARCE ROWFANT BINDING..
Synopsis
I was just going to say, when I was interrupted, that one of the many ways of classifying minds is under the heads of arithmetical and algebraical intellects. All economical and practical wisdom is an extension or variation of the following arithmetical formula: 2+2=4. Every philosophical proposition has the more general character of the expression A+B=C. We are mere operatives, empirics, and egotists, until we learn to think in letters instead of figures.
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- Bookseller
- Reagan's Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 302
- Title
- The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
- Author
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Phillips, Sampson & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1858
- Keywords
- 1st Edition, Illustrated, Letter Signed by Author Tipped in Book, Bound by Rowfant, Fine Leather Binding, Excellent Condition, Scarce, First Issue, 165 Years Old
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About the Seller
Reagan's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Moseley, Virginia
About Reagan's Rare Books
Reagan's Rare Books specializes in fine bindings and leather bound books dating primarily from the 18th century to early 20th century in a wide range of subject matter such as History, Americana, and Literature.
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Tipped In
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- Morocco
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- Raised Band(s)
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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