The one hoss shay with its companion poems
by HOLMES, Oliver Wendell
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sherman Oaks, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1905. Coloured title, each poem with separate coloured half-title, frontispiece, 13 plates and numerous text illustrations, all in colour. Green cloth, decorated in blind with a horse-and-carriage pattern; an absolutely fantastic copy. First colour-illustrated edition. The black and white ink illustrations from the original edition were so popular that Pyle (1853-1911) was asked to reproduce them here in colour. BAL, 9258; C&T, p. 237.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11911
- Title
- The one hoss shay with its companion poems
- Author
- HOLMES, Oliver Wendell
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- literature, poetry
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
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Sherman Oaks, California
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