46 - WENDELL HOLMES (Oliver). The Last Leaf. A poem illustrated b…
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WENDELL HOLMES (Oliver). The Last Leaf. A poem illustrated by George Wharton Edwards & F. Hopkinson Smith. Paris, Quantin. Small in-f°. 32 x 22 cm. 1/2 ivory vellum of the edition with gilt title, covers in decorated grey cardboard, the front cover featuring laurel leaves in shades of grey and a gilt sickle, gilt head. Frontispiece portrait, 21 plates (H/T). Illustrated title page and tables. Copy No. 564 of a print run of 800. All pages are mounted on tabs. Binding is worn, with stains and foxing. Oliver Wendell Holmes (29 August 1809 – 7 October 1894) was a 19th-century American writer, physician, essayist and poet.

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About the sale CHRONO BOOKS AUCTION FROM 11 TO 18 JULY 2026

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Auction time 07/18/2026 at 8:00 PM

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46 - WENDELL HOLMES (Oliver). The Last Leaf. A poem illustrated b… See original version (French)

46 - WENDELL HOLMES (Oliver). The Last Leaf. A poem illustrated b…
See original version (French)