Over Teacups, First Edition (16 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 319 pages. Good condition overall. Binding working a little loose. Nice bright cloth to front cover, spine darkened with age. Small inscription to title page and occasional browning with age to pages (see photos).

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. No Jacket. Second Printing. Bound in green decorated buckram, sans DW; previous owners small label on ffep.; 2" X 3" missing corner from rear fep.; penciled note on 2nd fep.; few marginalia; 319pp. Tight, clean copy.

319pp. 8vo Green cloth, top edge gilt, bevelled edges, black coated endpapers. Bibliography of American Literature #9027: First Edition, 2nd printing, binding B. Gilt urn on front cover, blindstamped urn on rear. Light cover wear, extremities rubbed: VG/no dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, second state. Green cloth with beveled edges, gilt-stamped spine title, gilt-stamped winged urn on front with matching blind-stamped illustration on rear, top edge gilt. Gutter cracked, extremities moderately worn, else very good.

First Edition. First Edition. Very Good condition. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (/ho?mz/; August 29, 1809 - October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. Grouped among the fireside poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. His most famous prose works are the "Breakfast-Table" series, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858). He was also an important medical reformer. In addition to his work as an author and poet, Holmes also served as a physician, professor, lecturer, inventor, and, although he never practiced it, he received formal training in law.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. First Edition. TITLE: OVER THE TEACUPS By OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES 1891 AUTHOR: OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) /COPYRIGHT: Houghton Mifflin and Co., Boston 1890 on copyright and 1891 on title page EDITION: First Edition assumed with the 1891 date present (research shows 1891 is the year of the first). CATEGORY: Literature, Rare BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket COLOR: Green CONDITION: The book is without a dust jacket as issued. The outside is in rough looking condition with scuffs, scrapes and bumps to the boards. The inside is also in rough condition with a mild stain to the corner edge of the title page and the next few pages. There is some age browning/foxing present on some pages. Book pages are spotted a little. Book is fairly tight and sturdy. There is a Christmas of 1890 gift inscription on the second endpaper. SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 319 pages. Poor/None dust jacket condition. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: First Edition assumed with the 1891 date present (research shows 1891 is the year of the first). Houghton Mifflin and Co., Boston 1890 on copyright and 1891 on title page. Poor/None dust jacket condition. THERE ARE OTHER FIRST EDITION COPIES SELLING IN THE $275-$700 RANGE ON THE INTERNET!! COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, books will ship immediately without email notification to customer (it's on the way), you are welcomed to email about shipment date! REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 business days after item is received. InvCode 39 E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: 005161 Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Large 12mo. Olive green cloth with gilt cover and spine lettering. Top edge gilt. Front free end paper with an 1890 Christmas gift inscription which is earlier than the publication date of 1891 on title page. Contents very clean and tight with no marks or inscriptions. PayPal accepted.

First Edition, Second State, 1891, Houghton Mifflin, foxing to pages, bookplate belonging to Jerome A. Hart, publisher of the San Francisco Argonaut, Very Good condition.

Hardcover, cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Over the Tea Cups ? Oliver Wendell Holmes (author of The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table). Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company; The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1891. First Edition, early printing. Publisher's original green cloth, with elaborate gilt device to the front board, blind-stamped design to the rear board, and gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Glossy coated endpapers. Octavo. Condition: Very Good. Corners bumped with light edge wear; spine shows rubbing with fraying and small tears at crown and heel. Text block clean and sound, with minimal age toning; pages clean and unmarked. Binding firm. Small bookseller stamp ("Jones Bookstore, Los Angeles") to front endpaper. Collector's note: Published in 1891, Over the Tea Cups is Oliver Wendell Holmes's final book-length work and serves as a reflective coda to his celebrated "Breakfast-Table" series. Written when Holmes was in his early eighties, the book takes the form of informal, conversational essays?"tea table" reflections?on literature, society, aging, friendship, and philosophy, many of which first appeared in The Atlantic Monthly. Though quieter in tone than The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, the work is prized for its graceful summation of Holmes's intellectual life and humane wit. Copies in original gilt-decorated Riverside Press cloth, retaining a clean text block and bright top-edge gilt, are increasingly uncommon. A desirable example of late nineteenth-century American book design and an important closing chapter in Holmes's literary career. Additional pictures are gladly provided on request. Book will be carefully wrapped and boxed securely for safe handling during transit, with international shipping available. [Attributes: First Edition thus; Hard Cover; Gilt-Decorated Binding; Top Edge Gilt] Pagination: x, 319 pp. (314 text + index).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Olive green cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover, gilt floral border on front cover, floral border stamped in blind on rear cover. Top edge gilt, light damage to spine tips and corners, light foxing on some pages. This first edition (1891) is in very good condition with many pages are STILL UNOPENED (not separated for reading) at the outer edge, intentionally not being fully cut after printing so that the purchaser could be sure they were not purchasing a "used" book! (Pages: 90 & 91, 94 & 95, 122 & 123, 126 & 127, 154 & 155, 158 & 159, 170 & 171, 202 & 203, 206 & 207, 234 & 235, 238 & 239, 266 & 267, 282 & 283, 286 & 287, 298 & 299, 302 & 303, 318 & 319). They could be easily separated with a long bladed utility knife or similar. The back cover has a stain from another book touching it at some point in time. Hard cover edition. Dimensions: 5.25" by 7.75". 319 pages. Published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, New York. 1st edition, 1891. Olive Green binding Page Edge Gilding Condition: fair Slight corner/edge damage. Some staining/marking/writing. 2 Pound Shipping Rate. Genre(s): Poetry / Anthologies.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. first edition; first printing; second state; olive green publisher's cloth; lettering in gilt on spine and front cover; gilt teapot vignette and gilt floral border on front cover; hinges tight; spine is square; copyright date on verso of title page is 1890; previous owner's signature on front free end paper dated 1890; listing of titles opposite title page lists Teacups at $1.50 and the 11 vol. The Breakfast-Table Series at $18.50, both consistent with second state of first printing; binding has the blind stamped leafy frame on rear cover and does not have bevelled edges, all consistent with Binding A of the four binding states; slightest of shelf rubbing at edges. BAL 9027 binding A brown publisher's cloth; beveled edges; lettering in gilt on spine and on front cover; top edge gilt; all gilt is bright; 279 pages; hinges tight; spine is square; modest shelf rubbing at tips and edges; attractive binding; gift inscription dated 1900 on front free end paper.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Octavo. FIRST ISSUE, (1)pp. ad, listing this title without price following the listing; title with Tea-Cups hyphenated, all edges yellow. 319pp. Bound in olive green pictorial cloth lettered and decorated in gilt depicting a tea-pot under title, with gilt floral border. A near fine, sharp cornered copy, with light wear; housed in a custom morocco backed slipcase, with chemise.

12mo. pp. 1 p.l.(ad), 319. engraved title vignette. original cloth, top edge gilt. First Edition, Second Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Holmes on the flyleaf with the last stanza of his poem The Last Leaf. Laid is in an addressed envelope in Holmes' hand to famed American botanist Asa Gray. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1891. Second state with Over the Teacups priced at $1.50 in the ads facing the title page. Original green cloth with gilt-stamped titles and decorations, top edge gilt; pp. (ii), 319pp, [3]. Light shelfwear near boards with a small pinhole to cloth near spine crown, a few minor stains to covers. Hinges starting but still secured. Bookplates to front pastedown are over several bookseller catalogue descriptions and a poem, brief catalogue description of this volume tipped in to rear endpaper. Recipient's name blotted out in the inscription, bled through to the first second blank, foxing to endpapers. Housed in a custom two-part cloth slipcase with leather spine label titled in gilt. Shows a bit of wear and light fraying. A presentable copy. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. 319p, octavo. A near fine copy in full red morocco, raised bands, all edges gilt. Bound by R. W. Smith. Archivally inserted in the leaf opposite the title page is a 15 line letter signed, date 1890 from Oliver Wendell Holmes to Edward Bok in London, ".My teacups will be published in the course of a few weeks." Holmes explains that he's cutting back and hopes for Bok's success in his literary pursuits. Bok became known for his pursuit of famous people. In his Pulitzer Prize winning autobiography "The Americanization of Edward Bok" Bok has written, "He was always interested in the manner in which in which personality was expressed in letters.for this reason.he adopted the method of collecting letters characteristic of their writers. One of these writers was Oliver Wendell Holmes" (Chapter 19). In return, Holmes has written, "Edward Bok has perservered like the widow in scripture.look at Mr. Bok's with such thoughts.and you will have cause to wonder at his pertinacity and applaud the conquests of his enthusiasm." Engraved bookplate of railroad financier Samuel F. Barger pasted to front end paper. Barger was also mentioned in Bok's book and the two corresponded.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. First edition of Over the Teacups, inscribed by the author, Oliver Wendell Holmes. (illustrator). First Edition, Second State. Octavo, [2], 319pp, [3]. Olive green cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover, gilt floral border on front cover, floral border stamped in blind on rear cover. Top edge gilt, light rubbing to spine tips and corners. This is the second state printing, with Over the Teacups priced at $1.50 in the advertisement opposite the title page. Binding "variant A." Housed in a green cloth chemise within a custom quarter morocco slipcase with green cloth boards, title in gilt on spine, decorative raised bands. (Ives 196) (BAL 9027). Inscribed on the front flyleaf: "Oliver Wendell Holmes for Miss Emma Hitt Harris - Boston. October 9th, 1891.". Signed.