Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1885. First edition, later printing. 12mo. Dark green beveled silk boards, gilt decoration, titles, top edge gilt. Black endpapers. 307 pp. 13 pp. ads. Boards scuffed, rubbing top and bottom of spine. Very good condition.. First Edition. Silk. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Rose's Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 021082
Title: A Mortal Antipathy; First Opening of The New Portfolio
Author: Holmes, Oliver Wendell
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Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1885
Bookseller catalogs: Rare Literature and Fiction;
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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Rose's Books, IOBA

PLEASE EMAIL US AT renee@roses-books.com for CUSTOMER SERVICE. For U.S. orders we ship by the method you have selected, always with Delivery Confirmation and free insurance. If you choose to ship Media Mail, please note that this can take 7-14 days. Buyers outside the United States, please note: where possible, we use GLOBAL PRIORITY MAIL(book must be reasonably sized and no more than four pounds, and your country must be part of this service). Books that are extra heavy or large may go by surface mail. Please, contact us if you have any questions about shipping, recorded deliveries, or insurance. Returns accepted when contacted within 5 days of receipt of merchandise. A full refund will be issued, including return shipping, if book is not as described. Please email us at renee@roses-books.com if you have any questions about our books or shipping procedures. Thanks! Renee Roberts, Rose's Books

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Rose's Books is an Internet-only rare and used book service, located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. We publish and distribute scholarly imprints by Clock & Rose Press.

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Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Beveled: Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...