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The Breakfast Table Series ( The Autocrat, The Professor and The Poet) in  three Volumes

The Breakfast Table Series ( The Autocrat, The Professor and The Poet) in three Volumes

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The Breakfast Table Series ( The Autocrat, The Professor and The Poet) in three Volumes

by Wendell Holmes, Oliver

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London: Walter Scott c.1880s. Small 8vo. [v], 272; 288; 320 pp., Green, half morocco binding with marbled boards and all edges gilt. Spines have sunned to a uniform brown. Some spotting to the extrmities and minor offsetting to the first volume. Tear to page 253 of volume 2. A series of essays and short works by the American physician, poet and polymath Wendell Holmes, which were noted in their day for their conversational style. . Very Good. Half Morocco. 1880.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Breakfast Table Series ( The Autocrat, The Professor and The Poet) in three Volumes
Author
Wendell Holmes, Oliver
Format/Binding
Half Morocco
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
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Publisher
Walter Scott c.1880s
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1880
Size
Small 8vo.
Keywords
collection of essays,American literature,boston,The Autocrat of the , Breakfast table,The Professor of the Breakfast table,The poet of the , Breakfast table
Bookseller catalogs
Literature; Diaries, Letters, and Essays;
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May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Glossary

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Sunned
Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Marbled boards
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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...
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...
Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...

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