Astra: The Balance of Illustions. A Poem Delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Yale College August 14, 1850

by Oliver Wendell Holmes

$100 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

First edition

First Edition, first issue with the ampersand in the printer's imprint on copyright page printed slightly above the line. 2 pp. publisher's catalogue; 2 leaves blank ; 39 pp. including title . 1 vols. 8vo. Original printed boards. Spine lacking, front cover nearly detached, but still Very Good internally. BAL 8757. Item #16647 Only 2500 copies of this issue were printed. Now scarce.

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