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HOLMES, Oliver Wendell. The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table. Boston, 1858. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. [Laid in:] Autograph letter signed (“O.W. Holmes”), 1868.
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HOLMES, Oliver Wendell (1809-1894). The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table. Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1858. 

8vo. Half-title, engraved title, additional letterpress title printed in red and black, 8 engraved plates. (Some minor staining or offsetting.) Original brown pebble blind-stamped cloth (some light rubbing, front hinge starting, a few corners bumped); folding case. Provenance: Benjamin Franklin Taylor (1819-1887) (stamp).

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. In BAL Binding Aa (no priority) with 5-ring decoration, the period after the word “Company” in the imprint,  BAL 8781; Tilton P.69ff.

[Laid in:] Autograph letter signed (“O.W. Holmes”), to Professor Rogers. [London], 29 May 1868. One page with integral blank, 8vo, folded, a few spots. Regarding a sketch of the life and work of Dr. Mason Warner and encouraging revision if needed.

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