The Poet at the Breakfast Table — Oliver Wendell Holmes — First Edition, Second State (1883) — Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press — Gilt ClothOliver Wendell Holmes, The Poet at the Breakfast Table, first edition second state, 1883, Houghton Mifflin, Riverside Press, American literature, 19th century literature, Victorian essays, Boston literary circle, Fireside Poets, Ralph Waldo Emerson contemporary, gilt cloth binding, engraved frontispiece, deckled edges, antique American book, literary essays, Holmes Sr, nineteenth century essays, collectible American literature

Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Edité par Houghton, Mifflin and Company / The Riverside Press, Boston and New York, N.Y., 1883

A propos de cet article

First Edition, Second State (1883), in publisher?s original brown pebbled cloth binding, blind-stamped with the Riverside Press device on the front board and gilt lettering on the spine. Binding sound and square. Frontispiece wood-engraving present, with original tissue guard intact. Pages clean and unmarked, deckled edges, light and evenly toned, with wide margins. Navy blue endpapers. Gift inscription in cursive on the front free endpaper, dated 1883. Moderate shelf wear to edges, with light bumping to corners and minor fraying at the spine crown and tail.

Collector?s Note:
A solid First Edition, Second State of The Poet at the Breakfast Table, one of Oliver Wendell Holmes?s most enduring works, blending wit, philosophy, and literary reflection. Issued by Houghton, Mifflin & Company at The Riverside Press during the height of Holmes?s influence among the Fireside Poets, the volume exemplifies late nineteenth-century American literary culture. Particularly appealing with its intact wood-engraved frontispiece and original tissue guard, this is an honest, well-preserved example of a classic Holmes title.

Additional photos available upon request. Book will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and boxed for safe shipping. We ship internationally. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover] 418 pp.

N° de réf. du vendeur 2024OWH20F1883

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Poet at the Breakfast Table ? Oliver Wendell Holmes ? First Edition, Second State (1883) ? Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press ? Gilt ClothOliver Wendell Holmes, The Poet at the Breakfast Table, first edition second state, 1883, Houghton Mifflin, Riverside Press, American literature, 19th century literature, Victorian essays, Boston literary circle, Fireside Poets, Ralph Waldo Emerson contemporary, gilt cloth binding, engraved frontispiece, deckled edges, antique American book, literary ...
• Éditeur: Houghton, Mifflin and Company / The Riverside Press, Boston and New York, N.Y.
• Date de parution: 1883
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Hardback, cloth
• Édition: First Edition, Second State.
• Impression: 2ème tirage
• État de l'article: Good+
• État de la jaquette: Pas de jaquette
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • 19th Century Literature
  • Literature and Classics
  • Poetry