signed first edition 8 plates, integral but not reckoned in pagination. Title-page in black and red. [ii], viii, 373 pp. 1 vols. Tall 8vo (8-5/16 x 5
1859 · Boston
by [Holmes, Oliver Wendell]
Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1859. First edition, Large Paper printing. 8 plates, integral but not reckoned in pagination. Title-page in black and red. [ii], viii, 373 pp. 1 vols. Tall 8vo (8-5/16 x 5-1/2 inches). Publisher's beveled maroon pebbled cloth, spine lettered in gilt, blindstamped frame to covers, a.e.g. Head of spine repaired, front joint split, inner hinges strengthened with binder's tape. Neat contemporary ownership marks to preliminaries. Internally fine. First edition, Large Paper printing. 8 plates, integral but not reckoned in pagination. Title-page in black and red. [ii], viii, 373 pp. 1 vols. Tall 8vo (8-5/16 x 5-1/2 inches). Signed by Holmes, Jr. Signed in blue ink and dated May 23, 1930, by then Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. BAL 9093, binding A; Currier-Tilton pp 73-4 (Inventory #: 235316)