Signed book: The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table. Later printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1892. Hardcover, 3.75 x 5.75, 411 pages. Signed and inscribed on the third free end page, “Mary E. P. Donaldson, with the affectionate remembrances of her old friend, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Beverly Farms, Mass. July 12th 1892.” On the first free end page, Holmes adds a seven-line AQS from ‘The Chambered Nautilus,’ signing at the conclusion. Autographic condition: tape reinforcement to binding edge of page bearing the quote as well as some light corner creases, otherwise fine condition. Book condition: VG-/None. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and gilted upper textblock edge; light wear to edges; light soiling and rubbing to exterior; front and rear hinges split and reattached with tape along pastedowns/feps; hinges at first and last gatherings also cracked, the latter repaired with tape; slightly yellowed. Despite the amateur repairs, the binding appears to be strong and secure; housed in a blue cloth-covered clamshell case (VG condition), this volume is in no danger of further damage. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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