The Poems of Oliver Wendell Holmes
by Holmes, Oliver Wendell. And Dole, Nathan Haskell (Biographical Introduction)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good. No dust jacket. Page edges wrinkled at back, 695-701; Rubbing at spine ends and corners (minor); Front cover separating at
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1903. Copyright 1901; author's notes 1849;. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Page edges wrinkled at back, 695-701; Rubbing at spine ends and corners (minor); Front cover separating at endpaper.. 0 704 p. 4.75x7"; Sepia portrait of Holmes, frontispiece. Green cloth covered boards, Gold decorations and titles, lyre on front. Holmes, "doctor, inventor, professor, wit, autocrat, and poet" b.1809 d. 1894. Early member of literary Saturday Club (Atlantic Club) in Boston. Authored Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, and other works. He promoted the value of the microscope, the stereoscope, practiced bookbinding and photography, was a botonist and 'knew the dimensions of all the great trees of New England', attended Boston Symphony rehearsals, taught himself violin, and drew his own anatomical charts...all according to Dole's biographical notes. Though Holmes considered his early poems 'juvenile', he wanted them included with his later work, so readers will see growth.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.0000159
- Title
- The Poems of Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Author
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell. And Dole, Nathan Haskell (Biographical Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good. No dust jacket. Page edges wrinkled at back, 695-701; Rubbing at spine ends and corners (minor); Front cover separating at
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Copyright 1901; author's notes 1849;
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- Poetry|New England|19th century|Nature|Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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