Boston: The Riverside Press, for Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1889. Hardcover. Good. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Sturdy, still moderately attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copies, complete in two volumes. Bound in rubbed brown marbled paper over boards, pebbly leather over tips and spine. Five raised bands to each spine, rubbed gilt lettering, rubbing to, scuffing of tips, edges, spine head, foot, chip missing to spine bottom of one volume. Not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Marbled endpapers are quite fine. Author's Preface notes the backdrop of the work's first completion in 1857 and publication the following year. x, 1-203 pp.; frontis matter [1], 206-442 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

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Bookseller: Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 350786
Title: The Autocrat at the Breakfast Table
Author: Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: The Riverside Press, for Houghton Mifflin and Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1889
Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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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...
Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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....
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...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.