The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
by Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
"The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table" by Oliver Wendell Holmes. 1858 1st Edition, 1st Printing; Phillips, Sampson and Company. Full-page illustrated plates. There are pages of advertisements at both the front and back of the book. The essays are set in the dining room of a boarding house and feature one-sided humorous perorations by the otherwise unnamed "Autocrat" on a number of subjects from old age to conversation.
Condition:
Clean back cover, a few small light stain spots on front cover, cloth tears at left edge and top of spine, wear to top and bottom edges of spine; worn corners (the tips of the boards are exposed). Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The text pages are in overall very good condition with only a few pages that have small stain or foxing spots. Previous owner's ink stamp at top edge of front end paper. No writing or tears found.
Condition:
Clean back cover, a few small light stain spots on front cover, cloth tears at left edge and top of spine, wear to top and bottom edges of spine; worn corners (the tips of the boards are exposed). Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The text pages are in overall very good condition with only a few pages that have small stain or foxing spots. Previous owner's ink stamp at top edge of front end paper. No writing or tears found.
Synopsis
I was just going to say, when I was interrupted, that one of the many ways of classifying minds is under the heads of arithmetical and algebraical intellects. All economical and practical wisdom is an extension or variation of the following arithmetical formula: 2+2=4. Every philosophical proposition has the more general character of the expression A+B=C. We are mere operatives, empirics, and egotists, until we learn to think in letters instead of figures.
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- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 110
- Title
- The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
- Author
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Phillips, Sampson and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1858
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- oliver wendell holmes, autocrat breakfast table,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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