Holmes, Oliver Wendell [1809 - 1894] — BENJAMIN PIERCE: Astonomer, Mathematician. 1809 - 1880

[Boston]: [The Riverside Press], 1880. 1st separate printing (BAL 8951; Currier & Tilton, pp. 176-177). Printed from the setting of type used for the December 1880 Atlantic Monthly, and limited to 100 cc. Housed in a custom brown cloth chemise, with gilt stamped lettering to spine. Broadside, 10" x 6". Chemise: 11-3/4" x 9-1/4". Bit of age-toning to paper. Lacking the very tip of lower right corner. Very Good Plus. Chemise with minor wear, and a slightly dull spine panel, still Very Good Plus. Per Currier & Tilton, "According to the manuscript records of the class of 1829, copies were distributed to those present (ten) at the class dinner of January 6, 1881." OCLC records just 5 institutional holdings, none west of the Rockies. Rare.