{"product_id":"the-breakfast-table-series-by-oliver-wendell-holmes-george-routledge-c-1890","title":"The \"Breakfast-Table\" Series, by Oliver Wendell Holmes, George Routledge, c. 1890","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:5e977969-8703-493e-b1fb-56bafde76e20-5\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-12\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"01f8b2df-9ba1-47c7-bdaf-41926026b25c\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1236\" data-start=\"823\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe \"Breakfast-Table\" series by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eOliver Wendell Holmes Sr.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e brings together three of his most popular and enduring works - \u003cem data-end=\"219\" data-start=\"205\"\u003eThe Autocrat\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"236\" data-start=\"221\"\u003eThe Professor\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-end=\"275\" data-start=\"242\"\u003eThe Poet at the Breakfast-Table\u003c\/em\u003e. First published between 1858 and 1872, these essays combine wit, observation and gentle satire, presented as conversational pieces set around a Boston boarding house table. Blending humour with reflections on society, literature and human nature, Holmes writes with charm and accessibility, and the series remains a cornerstone of nineteenth-century American prose, admired for its warmth, intelligence and enduring readability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"990\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"547\" data-start=\"520\"\u003eThe \"Breakfast-Table\" Series; The Autocrat at the Breakfast-Table; The Professor at the Breakfast-Table; and; The Poet at the Breakfast-Table, by Oliver Wendell Holmes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"990\"\u003ePublished by George Routledge and Sons, Limited, London, Manchester and New York. Printed in Great Britain. c. 1890.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"990\"\u003eA very good hardback with dark blue leather spine and corners. With gilt ruled decoration to covers and tooled gilt decoration to spine, with raised bands and brown morocco title label. The raised bands, joints and extremities are rubbed and the spine a little sunned. With attractive blue marbled paper over boards, with the design mirrored to endpapers and all text block edges. Signs of bookplate removal to first pastedown. Soundly bound. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"990\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe text is very good - bright and clean throughout. The blank endpapers are quite spotted, but the main text is spot-free. With frontispiece plate of the author. With previous owner's inscription to first blank endpaper dated to Xmas 1899.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"990\"\u003eText in English.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"990\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003efrontispiece + iv + 5-183pp; (i); 198pp; (i); 9-223pp. The pagination of the final section follows the original setting and is complete as issued. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eapprox 201mm high x 144mm wide x 40mm deep. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: approximately 936g (unpacked).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55477979087233,"sku":"LAN10122","price":82.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/The_Breakfast-Table_Series_byOliverWendellHolmes_GeorgeRoutledge_c.1890IMG_4214.jpg?v=1774883161","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/en-us\/products\/the-breakfast-table-series-by-oliver-wendell-holmes-george-routledge-c-1890","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}