Inscribed, in Original Boards

The Old Arm-Chair; or, Recollections of a Bachelor. A Tale. “Vy Sexagenarius”.

London: Printed by Henry Fisher at the Caxton Press, 1824.

Price: $250.00


About the item

First Edition. 280 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Inscribed, in Original Boards. Original printed boards (upper joint split, spine slightly chipped), uncut. Fine. Wolff 3241.

Item #10103

Inscribed on the flyleaf: “With the Author’s affectionate regards, April 6, 1824.” Desirable copy of this curious ‘tale’ in the form of essays, by John Holland (1794-1872) of Sheffield, miscellaneous writer and journalist. Block calls for a frontispiece, though none is present in either this nor Wolff’s copy (also in boards).