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All auctions / Books, Maps & Manuscripts / Oliver Wendell Holmes - Dernière Feuille – Poëme - 1887


Oliver Wendell Holmes – The Last Leaf. Poem. Paris, Librairie Générale de Luxe / Maison Quantin, 1887. Beautiful deluxe illustrated edition of this famous poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, in a French translation by B.-H. Gausseron. Numbered copy no. 564 of 800 copies, as stated on the page of justification for the edition. The work is illustrated notably by George Wharton Edwards and F. Hopkinson Smith, with a portrait in the frontispiece and 21 plates hors texte. The pages are mounted on tabs, with a layout and typographic ornaments particularly careful, characteristic of the bibliophilic productions of the late 19th century. Publisher's half ivory vellum binding and gray decorated boards, with gilt head. Condition: good overall. Interior complete, with some foxing. Binding showing signs of wear and aging, visible in the photographs. An interesting copy for bibliophiles, American literature and illustrated books of the late 19th century.
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AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of approximately 48 autograph and typed letters
02/26/2026
$295.95
Est: $107.95


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Great Britain Autograph Album 1938 - Autograph album with pages signed
09/17/2025
$80.96
Est: $108.57