1501855

The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes #1501855

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The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes #1501855
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"Holmes Poems" by Oliver Wendell Holmes



1890

Boston and New York

Houghton, Mifflin and Company

The Riverside Press, Cambridge

Household Edition



Hardback - 403 pages



In good condition. Cloth cover with black and gilt embossed title and design on the cover and title on the spine. There is minor wear on the corners of the covers and the top and bottom of the spine have wear (the top of the spine shows considerably more wear).



Pages and binding are tight with the exception of the title page, which is separating. The pages are free from any markings and are very clean.



There are 12 illustrations. Only the illustration of Oliver Wendell Holmes has the artist name, J.W.J. Wilcox.




On the inside page, inscribed with owners name and date "John Mac Alpine Siddall, June 27, 1897"



I am listing this book and a large collection of books by noted authors (many inscribed) from the estate of John and Jean Siddall. John Siddall was the editor of "The American Magazine" in the mid to late 20's. A little information about John Siddall and "The American Magazine".



In June of 1906, muckraking journalists Ray Stannard Baker, Lincoln Steffens, and Ida M. Tarbell left "McClure's Magazine" to help create "American Magazine". Ray Stannard Baker contributed articles under the pseudynom David Grayson. Under John S. Phillips, who served as editor until 1915, the monthly magazine departed somewhat from the ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Very Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1890</td></tr>


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<tr><td>Title:The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Chino, California</td></tr>
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