Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: 131 pp. With Illustrations by Howard Pyle. Small 8vo, publisher's dark gray cloth decorated in silver. Very near fine.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$16.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Boards a bit bowed, otherwise good. Pages/boards clean, binding sturdy.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover. 131 pages. Black & white illustrations by Howard Pyle. Gray covers with silver lettering and decoration. Rubbing to spine, corners. Light soiling to covers. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Record # 508648
Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, pp. 131. With illustrations by Howard Pyle.Gray cloth, stamped in silver, TE silver. Owner's signature on blank. Cover lilttle scuffed at edges, o/w a VG tight copy.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 131 pages. Volume shows a little spine lean, and covers show slight rubbing at corners. Slight age toning. Otherwise a tight and very clean copy.
Seller: Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps, Chanute, KS, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: BAL 9042. Publisher's gray cloth binding with silver lettering, minor rubbing on edges and bumping of bottom corners. 131 pages with 62 illustrations. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.(1809-1894) was an American physician, professor, author and poet, regarded by some as one of the best writers of the 19th century. He was one of the Fireside Poets, a group of popular 19th century poets from New England. This volume contains 3 poems : "Dorothy Q", an ode to a portrait of Holmes great-grandmother, Dorothy Quincy Jackson, "A Ballad of the Boston Tea Party" and "Grandmother's Story of Bunker Hill", poems of those famous historical events.
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 131pp.; HB dk.gray w/silver; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; fray on spine; ft.hinge cracked; clean,tight pgs. Poems of the Revolution. illus
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First printing, second issue with "clashed" for "flashed" on p. 50, line 8. 131 pp. Frontispiece and 61 other illustrations by Howard Pyle. TEG. Bound in charcoal gray cloth and decorated in silver in a design by Sarah Whitman, H-M's well-known book designer. This is one of her simulations of a clasp book with three simulated silver hinges or clasps wrapped around the spine. The very long title of this book and two simulated and decorative metal closures are placed close to the edge of the front cover. This copy is unmarked inside and in near fine condition.
Seller: Alberta's Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$32.40 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: ; Black cloth cover with silver stamping has light wear to corners and spine caps and bumped corners but clean and in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Former owner's name on front end sheet. Pages are modestly soiled from handling but overall in very good condition. One illustrated page for every page of text plus headpieces and tailpieces.
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$32.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1893. Nice Firm copy ! Light general wear. Previous owner name. 131 pages. 6154
Seller: BookScene, Hull, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The edges and both ends of the spine are bumped or worn. There is slight dislocation from the spine. The pages are clean. No fingerprints, dog ears or under lining.
Seller: bookseller e.g.Wolfgang Risch, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$37.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 132 pp. Original black cloth covers, lightly soiled. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Illust. w/ b/w drawings. Contents very nice.
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$43.75 + shipping
Description: First edition, second issue ("clashed" for "flashed," line 8 p. 50); 8vo, pp. 131; frontispiece portrait and 60 illus. by Howard Pyle, a number of them full-p.; mild dampstain on front cover, else a very good, bright copy in orig. gray cloth stamped in silver on the upper cover and spine. BAL 9042.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$47.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 132 pp. Original black cloth covers, very bright and clean. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Illust. w/ b/w drawings. Contents very nice.
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 131, [1] pp. Over 50 full-page drawings by Pyle, as well as decorative half-titles, head & tailpieces, etc. for a total of 95 images. 12mo, in 6s. 7-7/8" x 5" Original publisher's gray cloth stamped in silver [a distinctive Sarah Wyman Whitman design] with light wear to extremities, very clean copy with bright gilt stamping including the spine; silver top edge, also bright, green end papers, clean and unmarked ecept for a small ink dot on page 50. Title and frontispiece pages are fused at the gutter about 1/2 inch, that is, the pages don't open completely, as it appears glue was used, by a former owner or the bindery. First state first edition ("flashed" p.50:8, later changed to "clashed"). A very nice copy.
Seller: North Country Books, Milton, VT, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: First Trade edition. With Illustrations by Howard Pyle. Decorations printed in red. 131pp. 1 vols. 8vo. reprint save for Preface pp. 5-7. BAL 9042 With Illustrations by Howard Pyle. Decorations printed in red. 131pp. 1 vols. 8vo
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing and state with "flashed" instead of :"clashed" on p. 50, line 8. BAL 9042. 131 pp. Frontispiece and 61 other illustrations by Howard Pyle. TEG. Bound in charcoal gray cloth and decorated in silver in a design by Sarah Whitman, H-M's well-known book designer. This is one of her simulations of a clasp book with three simulated silver hinges or clasps wrapped around the spine. The very long title of this book and two simulated and decorative metal closures are placed close to the edge of the front cover. This copy is in fine, beautiful condition.
Seller: Alberta's Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First Trade edition. With Illustrations by Howard Pyle. Decorations printed in red. 1 vols. 8vo. JOHN BARRYMORE'S COPY. Reprint save for Preface pp. 5-7. BAL 9042 Slate gray cloth, stamped in silver. Bookplate of John Barrymore With Illustrations by Howard Pyle. Decorations printed in red. 1 vols. 8vo
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Description: Illustrated by Howard Pyle. Thin 8vo, gray cloth stamped in silver, by Sarah Whitman. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1893. Fine. First separate printing, BAL 9042. 2nd issue, reading "clashed" for "flashed" on p. 50.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$99.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST EDITION, second issue (pg 50 line 8 changed from "flashes" to "clashes"). Full grey cloth with silver lettering on the spine and the front cover, light wear to the extremities. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall in VERY GOOD condition. Photos available upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. With Illustrations by Howard Pyle. Second issue with "clashed" (versus "flashed"), p.50:8 [BAL 9042]. Ornate, silver-stamped lettering and design on dark, slate-green cloth; page top edges silver. Small crimp to top rear corner, otherwise fine. A lovely copy.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Grey cloth over boards. Silver lettering and decorative silver on cover and spine. Top edge silver. Slight wear on edges. Very short tear on FFEP, slight shelf lean. Clean throughout. Binding tight. P. 50 line 8: flashed. B/W illustrations. B/W frontis. Title page lettering in black and orange.
Seller: Bearly Read Books, Sudbury, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$105.00 + shipping
Description: Very Good in boards.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Oliver Wendell Holmes. Dorothy Q. Houghton Mifflin and Company, Boston & New York, 1893.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Grey cover with silver lettering, "Flashing" on page 50. In pencil "AES 10/8/42"
Seller: Albert & Rosie's Books, WEBSTER, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$130.00 + shipping
Description: Hardcover.(Dark grey cloth with bright silver titles and decoration). 12mo. 131pp. Tight. 62 illustrations by Howard Pyle. Second issue of the first edition, with 'clashed' instead of 'flashed' page 50. No D/J. Other than the name on green front endpsper, a Fine copy eithout any wear.
Seller: Shamrock Books, Lubbock, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$138.75 + shipping
Description: 8vo. pp. 131. frontis. & 61 text illus. (most full-page). numerous page decorations. printer's device on title. A fine copy in silver-stamped dark grey cloth, top edge silver. First Edition, Second Issue.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Grey cloth over boards. Silver lettering and decorative silver on cover and spine. Top edge silver. Slight wear on edges. Clean throughout. Binding tight. P. 50 line 8: flashed. B/W illustrations. B/W frontis. Title page lettering in black and orange.
Seller: Bearly Read Books, Sudbury, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition/First State. Hardcover. First state first edition ("flashed" p.50:8, later changed to "clashed"). Approx. 62 illustrations by Pyle. Overall, a handsome copy of this scarce edition. Light shelf/edge wear, even fraying at head and heel, small closed tear at preliminary, repaired closed tear at rfep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Dark grey cloth boards, silver gilt lettering and decorative elements, decorative endpages, frontispiece. 12mo. 131pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Very Good [Textblock Near Fine]. No DJ.
Seller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Illustrated by Howard Pyle. First edition, first state, with "flashed" to p. 50. Publisher's decorative gray cloth stamped in metallic silver with a design by Sarah Wyman Whitman, green-coated endpapers, top edge silver. A near fine copy with some light wear to extremities, signature of author and editor Francis G. Walett to front free endpaper. Overall, a fresh copy in a beautiful binding. This collection of poetry includes three previously published works by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Dorothy Q (1874), one of Holmes's best-known poems, is a portrait of his maternal grandmother, celebrating her life through short, rhyming verse interlaced with humor and statements of great affection. The other two poems draw inspiration from local history of the Boston area, where Holmes was born and lived most of his life. One of the Fireside Poets, Holmes stands in literary history with other American poets associated with New England, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, and John Greenleaf Whittier. Sarah Wyman Whitman (1842-1904) was a renowned book artist and one of the most important binding designers during the golden age of illustration and publishers' use of decorative trade bindings. Along with her contemporaries Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944) and Alice Cordelia Morse (1863-1961), Whitman is an example of how the Arts and Crafts and Aesthetic movements provided new opportunities for women's employment in the arts during the turn of the 20th century. Her work appeared as early as 1884, and through 1887 she was one of the only professional artists who regularly created book cover designs. Although often unsigned, Whitman's work is easily distinguishable through her use of restrained Art Nouveau aesthetic, preference of gilt over color stamping and ornamentation, favor of light-colored binding cloths, and use of sans-serif, high-waisted typography. She is heavily associated with the publisher Houghton Mifflin. A pioneer in the field of designer publisher's bindings, Whitman was the first to carry a cover design across the spine and to the rear board. In addition to book design, Whitman was a talented creator of stained glass.
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, first issue (with 'flashed' for 'clashed' on page 50, line 8). Publisher's full gray cloth, silvers lettering and decorationj on spine and covers, green endpapers, top edge silver. Profusely illustrated with plates, drawings, head and tail-pieces by Howard Pyle. . Brief gift inscription on preliminary page, otherwise unmarked. Tight and square. Boards very slightly shelf-worn, else fine. A lovely copy. NEAR FINE. Plates and Drawings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 131 pp
Seller: Round Table Books, LLC, Palatine, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition Thus/Limited Edition. Full Vellum. With sixty-two illustrations, including frontis by Howard Pyle. Overall, a handsome copy of this classic. Light spotting at wraps, hint of foxing at endpages, one ribbon tie partially frayed, else tight, bright and unmarred. Full vellum, gilt lettering and decorative elements, frontispiece, tissueguard, teg, brown silk ties and bookmark bound in. 8vo. 131pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Limited numbered edition, this being 180 of 250.
Seller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$330.72 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: dark gray cloth, silver lettering and design, gray/green endpapers, 131 pp illustrated by Howard Pyle, first edition, 'flashed' page 50 line 8, price in pencil upper right corner of front endpaper light soiing on the half title page and facing page Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.
Seller: San Francisco Book Company, Paris, France
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, second state. With Illustrations by Howard Pyle. Octavo. Publisher's decorative gray cloth stamped in silver on front cover, spine, and back cover, top edge silver. A fine copy in good or better dust jacket printed on the front cover and spine. The jacket spine is moderately toned, with a few small chips at the edges and three neat Japon paper mends on the inside spine and flap folds. An attractive copy in the original dust jacket. *BAL* 9042; *Tanselle* 93.55.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First trade edition, first issue with flashed in line 8, p.50, dated 1893 title page in Roman numerals, small 8vo (just under 8 x 5¼), pp. (1-4), 5-131, (1) blank, title in black & red, illustrated throughout after painting & drawings by Howard Pyle. Original silver decorated & lettered gray cloth in original printed dust jacket. Fine clean bright copy in good but chipped dust jacket. Rare in dust jacket. BAL 9042. H7972
Seller: J & J House Booksellers, ABAA, Kennett Square, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1560.00 + shipping
Description: 195 x 122 mm. (7 5/8 x 4 3/4"). 131, [1] pp. ATTRACTIVE RED CRUSHED MOROCCO, FINISHED BY GEORGE ALBERT ZABRISKIE (stamp-signed "G A Z" on front turn-in), covers with gilt frame composed of plain and dotted rules accented with fleurons and volutes, cornerpieces with gilt and inlaid teal morocco botanical ornament, raised bands, spine panels with gilt floral sprig, gilt titling, turn-ins tooled with gilt leaves, marbled endpapers, top edge marbled. With three plates and 55 full-page illustrations by Howard Pyle. Front flyleaf WITH A TIPPED-IN MANUSCRIPT POEM SIGNED BY HOLMES, dated August 5th, 1891. BAL 9042. âA little rubbing to joints and a small repair at foot of front joint, but the binding lustrous and otherwise unworn, and the text clean and fresh with generous margins. In a beautiful binding finished by a notable collector and Grolier Club member, this is one of Holmes' best-known works of poetry, inspired by a portrait of his great-grandmother, Dorothy Quincy, as a young girl. Physician, professor of anatomy, and dean of Harvard Medical School Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-94) was a skillful wordsmith, captivating audiences with his wordplay and anecdotes, whether delivered in a medical school lecture hall, at a Boston dinner party, or in his column in the "Atlantic Monthly." By turns tender and amusing, his verse here is a prime example of the warm style employed by the so-called Fireside Poets--a group that included Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, William Cullen Bryant, and Holmes himself. With our copy is a signed manuscript poem that serves as a charming example of Holmes' lyrical wit: "A few can touch the magic string / And noisy Fame is proud to win them-- / Alas for those who never sing / But die with all their music in them!" The present copy is further distinguished by its fine binding finished by George Albert Zabriskie (1868-1954). An executive by day, Zabriskie was also a serious book collector, president of the New York Historical Society, and a member of the Grolier Club. His bibliophilic interests extended to include writing about and executing book bindings--particularly Cosway-style bindings and books finely bound in full morocco. Our binding is an excellent example of the latter, being attractively gilt and radiating shelf appeal. First Trade Edition, Second Issue (with "clashed" on p. 50, line 8).
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$1875.00 + shipping
Description: Decorated cloth. Illustrated with plates, drawings, head and tail-pieces by Howard Pyle. An interesting copy inscribed on the front blank: "Dear Dr. Holmes/I am going to give/this charming little edition/To my Wife/on her birthday/18th Nov. 1892/Don't you want to add, for/her, a value beyond/printing ink by a stroke of/your pen?/W.W. Vaughan." Holmes has obliged by writing on the recto of the frontispiece 8 lines from the book beginning with the line "Soft is the breath of a maiden's Yes" and ending with "You may hear to-day in a hundred men." Holmes has added the page numbers where the lines appear and SIGNED and dated the quote "Boston, November 18th, 1892." Laid in is a SIGNED card by Holmes with the same date INSCRIBED "With my best wishes for/Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan." Front endpaper and blank partly detached at the top; small tear to the head of the spine. Near Fine
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.