Autocrat of the Breakfast Table
by Holmes, Oliver Wendell; Holden, R. J. (illustrator)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good++/Slipcase-Fine
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AURORA, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Heritage Press, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good++/Slipcase-Fine. New York: Heritage Press, 1955 Very Good++/Slipcase-Fine Holden, R J Sandglass Number V:20 laid in Illustrated with 32 pencil drawings reproduced in bright warm russett ink Bound in gray linen with red title blocks on spine, lettered in gold and a paste downs on the front and back with an illustration by Holden on each Black slipcase in excellent condition
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
- Books of Aurora (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7726
- Title
- Autocrat of the Breakfast Table
- Author
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell; Holden, R. J. (illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good++
- Jacket Condition
- Slipcase-Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
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- Literature;
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