HOLMES, Oliver Wendell. Poems. Otis, Broaders, and Co., Boston, 1836.

Price: US$275.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 8vo. First Edition, bound by Stikeman in full green morocco, covers triple ruled in gilt, spine decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt with 5 raised bands, t.e.g., original cloth bound in at rear. Excellent copy. Tipped in is a nice autograph letter signed in which Holmes assures the recipient that he will give an opinion of the poem sent to him.

Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell. POEMS. Otis, Broaders: Boston, 1836.

Price: US$862.50 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 7.75 x 5", rebound in full crushed Morocco; teg, 163pp with original cloth covers and back strip of gilt included at rear, covers rubbed and unevenly sunned, spine a bit dry, outer hinges quite worn, but still a nice copy. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE (Boston imprint only), Blank "Cloth A", INSCRIBED "For Mr. G.N. Williamson.Boston, Oct. 31 1887" AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. SCARCE.

Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.