The Boston Gift Book for 1850 1st Printing of Oliver W Holmes + Henry Longfellow

Published by Ticknor, Reed, and Fields

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Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar

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The Boston Book. Being Specimens of Metropolitan Literature. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850. 364 p, original decorated cloth binding measures 8 x 4.75", 8vo. Featuring First Printings of: The Morning Visit by Oliver Wendell Holmes (page 89), Resignation by Henry Longellow (page 123). In good condition. Binding slightly cocked. Boards scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine collapsed with frayed cloth; spine tanned from shelf-wear/sun-exposure. Gilt lettering and deco normally dulled on spine, but overall legible and attractive. All edges of text-block gilt. Ownership bookplate on front paste-down: "Harry Little". Front gutter cracked at vignette title page with some cording exposed. Normal toning and age-staining through text-block. Some spots of light finger-soiling. Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Vignette title page of the "Great Tree" on Boston Common with a fountain and a flagpole in the forefront. COLI1850ABDB - 01/26 - HK3116.…

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Title
The Boston Gift Book for 1850 1st Printing of Oliver W Holmes + Henry Longfellow
Author
James T. Fields (Editor)
Publisher
Ticknor, Reed, and Fields
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover

ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar

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Robin Rare Books is the RARE BOOKS DIVISION of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Established in 2001, we are the LARGEST ACADEMIC USED BOOKSTORE between New York and Chicago, with more than TWO MILLION second-hand and out-of-print SCHOLARLY BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS. Our Harrisburg shop has been named the region's Best Independent Bookstore.

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The Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Inc. (Rare Books Division)

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Harrisburg, PA U.S.A. 17110