Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1915. xiv, [2], 213, [1] pages. Original embossed green cloth stamped in gold. [25.3 cm]. Very nearly fine with bookplate of American industrialist, Franklin S. Terry, on the front pastedown. [Terry (1862-1926) was the founder of the Sunbeam Incandescent Light Company and co-founder of the National Electric Lamp Company (N.E.L.A.), which became a subsidiary of General Electric. He was instrumental in the creation of Cleveland's Nela Park.] Spine ends very slightly bumped and rubbed, slight offsetting from Terry's bookplate, still an excellent copy. FIRST EDITION. One of 750 copies, this copy not numbered. Illustrated with numerous photographic plates, including frontispiece. "The following compilation aims to present the `Boston of Holmes,' as set forth by himself. The many passages dealing with his favorite topic have been gleaned from his entire works and have been fitted together in chronological order." --preface, p. vii.

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Bookseller: Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000078
Title: DR. HOLMES'S BOSTON
Author: Holmes, [Oliver Wendell]; Caroline Ticknor, ed
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co.
Place of Publication: Boston and New York
Date Published: 1915
Keywords: literature
Bookseller catalogs: LITERATURE - U.S. - 19TH CENTURY;

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An online shop focusing on Americana, particularly books pertaining to the South, and offering rare, scholarly, and antique books on a variety of other subjects. Proprietor David J. Eilenberger worked for over five years at respected firms in the A.B.A.A. before establishing the company in 2010. In addition to books, we are interested in acquiring broadsides, ephemera, 19th-century photographs, and manuscripts. Member Independent Online Booksellers Association since 2017.

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