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"An Atlantic Monthly Press Book." Bibliography: p. 432-442. l

Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

8.40 X 5.80 X 1.30 inches.

Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Biography: Oliver Wendell Holmes, his ancestors and decendents. A classic biography with some staining and slight fading inside and out. In overall good shape.

No DJ Book Plate.

Octavo., hardcover, VG in green cloth, . No dj. 475 deckled pages. an Atlantic Monthly Press Book The story of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and His Family. This is the story of a great American. It is also, because they were an essential part of him, the story of the distinguished men from whom he sprang: his Calvinist grandfather Abiel and his father, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Boston's witty poet, professor of anatomy and Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table. In these three divergent lives the gulf between the generations is poignantly revealed; yet a common strength united them, and together they bear witness to the richness and continuity of American life.

Jacket is chipped and scuffed. Cover is rubbed on edges. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked.

Hardcover; fading and shelf wear to exterior; corners bumped; cover cloth w earing at edges of spine; otherwise in good condition with clean text, firm binding.

8.40 X 5.80 X 1.30 inches.

"An Atlantic monthly press book. " "Published April 1944, reprinted April 1944 (three times)" "Material and Sources": p. [433]-451.

Jacket scuffed with edgewear. Boards have minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.

Local Independent Bookstore. All Orders ship within 2 business days. July 1944 printing. No markings. Moderate shelf wear/fading. No DJ.

VG-G.

Book Condition: very good. Clean inside pages. Tight binding. Faded spine.

Wear boards fading, light soiling.

Jacket has light edgewear. Boards have minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.

Near fine with no markings and light wear in a jacket with a short tear and fading on the spine of the jacket in a used matching slipcase. A well-made two-tone attractive cloth binding, satin bookmark bound-in, and special well-made jacket but only in good minus conditon with a small tear.

Cover is faded and has light edgewear; dust jacket pieces are tipped onto the endpapers. Biography of this great American, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, and the story of the distinguished men "from whom he sprang"-including his father Oliver Wendell Holmes, the witty Boston poet and professor of anatomy.

VG-G.

Front and back covers have corner and edge wear. Spine intact, a little loose with some wear. Binding is intact. Pages are free of markings, but do have some tanning along the edges. No water damage or significant stains. Clearly a pre-owned and used copy but still in readable condition. Firefly Bookstore sells items online and in our store front. We try to add images and descriptions when we can, but if you need additional information or photos of the books we list, please contact us.

In original box.

Quarto, hardcover, in dj, in mylar, in slipcase, near fine. Giftable. 492 deckled pages. The story of Justice Holmes and His Family with a new introduction by Louis Auchincloss and illustrations selected specially for this edition. Paste on of Holmes on slipcase (which has been rubbed slightly. Green silk bookmark. Looks much like American Heritage book.

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Green silk bookmarker sewn into headband. Decorative end pages, immaculately clean and tight textblock. Green cloth spine, blue cloth boards with title paper-paste down on front cover, minimally worn. Unclipped dust jacket, illustration of Justice Holmes on spine, light wear to top edges/spine/corners. 492pp., including bibliographical references and index.

Some read/shelf wear and tanned pages.

No DJ, green cloth binding which is nice and tight, spine and covers fading, rubbed, soiled, some edge wear, contents nice and clean, former owner name on front ep, a very nice copy for the price.; 475 pages; The classic biography of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Justice of the Supreme Court. An Atlantic Monthly Press Book.

Size: 8vo-over 7; Atlantic Press /Little, Brown and Co.1944 Book Club Edition. Hardcover Book in Good Condition. No Jacket. Eight b/w illustrations. This biography is a triple biography of three generations of the Holmes family--Abiel Holmes, the historian and puritan; Oliver Wendell Holmes, story-teller, wit, poet and scientist in medicine; and the late Mr. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, the great liberal of the U. S. Supreme Court. Green full cloth w/brown panel on spine with gilt titles and decoration, gilt design on front; clean and unmarked. Spine sunned, lettering very clear; light scuffing to spine head/heel and upper rear corners. Other corners and edges lightly rubbed. Tight and solid book. Bookplate on paste-down with no writing on it. Pages very clean and unmarked, toned. 475 pages with Chapter Notes, Materials and Sources Section, and Index. 8.75 x 6 inches. Atlantic Press/Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA 1944.

Book is in very good condition. No dust jacket.

Hardcover with DJ. The DJ shows shelf/edge wear, small tears and chips to the edges. The DJ is in a mylar cover. Some minor wear to the book, bumping to the cover corners, light fading to the board edges. Tanning to the pages, OP name on the front inside cover, no other apparent marks. Tracking available on most domestic orders.

HB good.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

In boxAll dust jackets are in Mylar acid-free protectors. Dust jacket condition is not reliable--pleas inquire if your would like a detailed description of the jacket condition.; Small 4to 9"-11" tall; 492 pages.

"An Atlantic Monthly Press Book." Bibliography: p. 432-442. l

"An Atlantic monthly press book." "Published April 1944, reprinted April 1944 (three times)" "Material and Sources": p. [433]-451.

Octavo, hardcover, near fine. name blocked out on endpaper in VG green pictorial dj with publisher's pamphlet laid inside discussing book and author, written by Henry Canby. 475 deckled pages. including index. A tight and clean copy. The story of Justice Holmes and His Family with vivid background of Boston life, and brings Holmes to life with deep insight into his character and intellect.

Printing Not Spec. n/a. 8vo = over 9" 492pp. This American Past edition. In box. With a new introduction by Louis Auchincloss and illustrations, including many photos, selected specially for this edition. Blue and green cloth covers with pastedown on front cover and silver lettering on spine. Very clean and crisp copy, green ribbon fully intact. Slight fading of top/bottom spine edges. Dustjacket spine faded, drawing of Oliver Wendell Holmes in 1904 courtesy of the Granger Collection. Box covered in blue cloth, excellent condition.

1944 Little Brown Hardcover edition with scarce jacket. Hardcover copy is in good, solid conidition, DJ has some wear with minor tearing, unmarked text, a good copy. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.45

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.45

The unclipped dj is worn at the top edges and faded on the spine.

Slipcased re-print. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have the tiniest bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. Thanks and Enjoy. All-Ways well boxed, All-Ways fast service. Thanks.

Size: 8vo-over 7; Atlantic Press /Little, Brown and Co. 1944 Book Club Edition. Hardcover Book in Good Condition with a Poor Vintage Dust Jacket protected in archival sleeve. Book-of-the-Moth Club News Book Review laid in. Eight b/w illustrations. This biography is a triple biography of three generations of the Holmes family--Abiel Holmes, the historian and puritan; Oliver Wendell Holmes, story-teller, wit, poet and scientist in medicine; and the late Mr. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, the great liberal of the U. S. Supreme Court. The book is bound in green cloth w/brown panel on spine with gilt titles and decoration, gilt design on front; clean and unmarked, upper edge sunned with oval faded spot on upper edge. The edges are faintly rubbed. Sewn binding is tight, solid and square. Pages very clean and completely unmarked, lightly toned. Dust Jacket is clean, edgeworn. 475 pages with Chapter Notes, Materials and Sources Section, and Index. 6 x 8.75 inches. 1944, Atlantic Press/Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA.

8.40 X 5.80 X 1.30 inches.

Dust jacket in good condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. ***ATLANTA MONTHLY PRESS EDITION*** Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Dust jacket missing. First edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. REBOUND IN HALF-LEATHER WITH EMBOSSED SPINE. SOME SMALL BINDING SEPARATION. SMALL PENCIL PRICE ON FIRST FREE ENDPAPER. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

In good+ condition slipcase.

#P-32.

Dust jacket in good condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. American Past book of the month club. Includes slipcase in acceptable condition. The dust jacket is housed in protective mylar for preservation. The binding suffers minor loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Presents as Fine, with the Notes from History and an unused bookplate laid in. A p.o. name in rubber stamp is on the front pastedown.

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Good hardcover with good dust jacket. Slight wear; jacket slightly worn and chipped.

Very good hardcover. with dustjacket 1945. Some wear/chipping to jacket.

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

LAW-This large hardcover is NEW in an AS NEW jacket. Slipcase is a bit worn, vg. green w/blue lettering Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.

Biography: Oliver Wendell Holmes, his ancestors and decendents. A classic biography with some staining and slight fading inside and out. In overall good shape.

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Includes slipcase in good condition. The binding suffers moderate loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

1964 3rd printing. mild tanned. Good solid paperback with moderate reading/age wear, may have some light markings, pages may have some mild tanning. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

No DJ Book Plate.

Octavo., hardcover, VG in green cloth, . No dj. 475 deckled pages. an Atlantic Monthly Press Book The story of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and His Family. This is the story of a great American. It is also, because they were an essential part of him, the story of the distinguished men from whom he sprang: his Calvinist grandfather Abiel and his father, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Boston's witty poet, professor of anatomy and Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table. In these three divergent lives the gulf between the generations is poignantly revealed; yet a common strength united them, and together they bear witness to the richness and continuity of American life.

Jacket is chipped and scuffed. Cover is rubbed on edges. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked.

Reprint. Near fine in very good plus dustwrapper. Dustwrapper is chipped heavily on edges and corners, clean text with some photos, clean cloth covers are gold stamped on cover and spine. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Hardcover; fading and shelf wear to exterior; corners bumped; cover cloth w earing at edges of spine; otherwise in good condition with clean text, firm binding.

The unclipped dj is worn at the top edges and faded on the spine.

Boston: Little Brown, 1945. Reprint. 8vo. Cloth. 475 p. Black and white illustrations. Index. Notes and Sources. A readable biography of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Homes. Ex-library, boards soiled. Good.

8.40 X 5.80 X 1.30 inches.

"An Atlantic monthly press book. " "Published April 1944, reprinted April 1944 (three times)" "Material and Sources": p. [433]-451.