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The Poet At The Breakfast-table: His Talks With His Fellow Boarders And The Reader

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The Poet At The Breakfast-table: His Talks With His Fellow Boarders And The Reader

by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

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Boston: James R. Osgood and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. The spine is darkened, & rubbed at the ends. Some foxing to the tissue over the frontice & the first few pages. All hinges are tight. Owner's name neatly at the top of the title page. ; Inscribed by Holmes on the fep. This is the second state of the first edition, with the correct spelling of "table" at the head of page 9. ; 5 1/2x8; 418 pages .

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Bookseller
Robert's Bookshop US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
10474
Title
The Poet At The Breakfast-table: His Talks With His Fellow Boarders And The Reader
Author
Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
James R. Osgood and Company
Place of Publication
Boston
Date Published
1872
Keywords
Essays, Poetry

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