The Autocrat of the Break-Fast Table; The Poet at the Break-Fast Table; & The Professor at the Break-Fast Table : 3 Vol Set
by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
CA$131.93CA$92.35
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Walter Scott, 1885. Not Dated (c1885) Complete 3 Volume Set in Scott's Brocade binding. Blue Floral binding with Brown spine and cnrs, gilt decoration all over, Bright Gilt to all edges, floral eps, interiors tight and clean, not inscribed (very light shelf wear, and mild expected foxing to end pages) An exceptionally good set. Overweight. Reprint. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
I was just going to say, when I was interrupted, that one of the many ways of classifying minds is under the heads of arithmetical and algebraical intellects. All economical and practical wisdom is an extension or variation of the following arithmetical formula: 2+2=4. Every philosophical proposition has the more general character of the expression A+B=C. We are mere operatives, empirics, and egotists, until we learn to think in letters instead of figures.
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- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8735
- Title
- The Autocrat of the Break-Fast Table; The Poet at the Break-Fast Table; & The Professor at the Break-Fast Table : 3 Vol Set
- Author
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Walter Scott
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1885
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 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...
- Jacket
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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