First Edition/2nd State 1872. A handsome copy in green cloth with gilt decorations to the front board and spine. This copy is in fine condition--only a couple of light flecks to the front board. Magnificent gold gilt decoration to the front board of a "Winged Urn" which would become Holmes decoration of choice for his future publications. This copy has a perfectly intact tissue guard over the title page and frontispiece. No spine give or interior markings--in magnificent shape for a book of 150 years. Two copies available--from a recent auction with the auction tag tipped in.

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Title: The Poet At The Breakfast Table (1st Edition-2nd State)
Publisher: James R. Osgood & Co., BOSTON
Publication Date: 1872
Language: English
Binding: Decorative Cloth
Edition: First Edition
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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