Holmes, Oliver W.:

$2,500 · Offered by William Reese Company

ELSIE VENNER: A ROMANCE OF DESTINY. First edition, BAL's postulated first printing. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to his sister-in-law on a prelim of the first volume: "Lucy C. Morse with the affectionate regards of O.W. Holmes." With, in the second volume, the pencil signature, "John T Morse -- Boston --" [on the flyleaf] and the pencil annotation in his hand [on the title-page]: "Lucy C Morse from O.W.H. --". The recipient of this copy was Lucy Cabot Jackson Morse whose son, John Torrey Morse (1840-1937), became Holmes' biographer.

• Printing: first

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