About this title: YANKEE FROM OLYMPUS udtice 7 9o med ana ami CATHERINE DRINKER BOWEN AN ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS BOOK LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY BOSTON 1944 Justice Holmes an etching by Sally Tat For my husband CAPTAIN T. McKEAN DOWNS, M. C. U. S. N. R, Here is a Yankee, strayed from Olympus. From the essay on Justice Holmes by Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant, in Fire under the Andes ACKNOWLEDGMENTS E JL-d EXPERTS in their field were kind enough to read my manu script while it was in preparation. For the American scene 1 want to thank Bernard DeVoto, whose merciless eye at the other end of my work meant more to me ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1945
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket. xiii, [1], 465 p. incl. geneal. tables. pl., ports. 22 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Portraits, Facsimiles, Genealogical tables. "An Atlantic Monthly Press Book. " Bibliography: p. 432-442. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. in association with Atlantic Monthly Press, Boston
Date Published: 1945
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Pages are clean and tight with no tears or markings. Some pages dogeared. No dj. Cloth cover is worn and faded with corner bumps. xiii, [1], 475 p. incl. geneal. tables. pl., ports. 22 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Portraits, Facsimiles, Genealogical tables. "An Atlantic Monthly Press Book. " Includes illustrations, notes, appendices, bibliography and index. read more
Binding: Hard Back
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, Boston
Date Published: 1944
Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Good hardback with some light general wear. name in ink inside front cover. tight binding. boards lean and with only very light rubbing present. spine shows some light sun fading. pages clean and unmarked. 475 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1945
Description: Fair in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Minor shelfwear. Has wear to cover. All pages are intact. xiii, [1], 465 p. incl. geneal. tables. pl., ports. 22 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Portraits, Facsimiles, Genealogical tables. Topics Biography; Biography & Autobiography; Courts; General; Holmes, Oliver Wendell; Judges; Law; United States ** Nice overall condition ** An amazing book. A book that must be read about this American justice. ** read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T)
Date Published: 1944-06
ISBN-13:9780316103893ISBN:0316103896
Description: Good. Good hardcover, no dj. Previous owner's name on end paper, pages are otherwise clean, crisp and unmarked. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Cover shows light wear and fading.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 1944
Description: Good in Good jacket. ---475 pages. Interior is clean and tight. Pastedown on inside cover. -Publish Place: Boston-Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 1944
Description: Good. ---No Jacket. Good 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall 475 pgs. Interior-Light signs of use w/ cracking at the inside-front. The boards have light signs of aging. -Publish Place: Boston, MA-Size: read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 1944
Description: Good. ---475 pgs. Interior-Nice overall condition. The boards have normal signs of aging w/ some mildewing. -Publish Place: Boston, MA-Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 1944
Description: Good in Good jacket. ---Interior is clean and tight. An Atlantic Monthly Press book. 475 pages. -Publish Place: Boston-Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 1944
Description: Good in Fair jacket. ---475 pages. Interior is clean and tight. Nice overall condition. DJ has been taped. -Publish Place: Boston-Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T)
Date Published: 1944
ISBN-13:9780316103893ISBN:0316103896
Description: Acceptable. -Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Ex-Library--No Jacket. Good 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall 475 pgs. Interior-Light signs of use w/ ex-library referencing. The boards have only light signs of aging. -Publish Place: Boston, MA-Size: read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T)
Date Published: 1944
ISBN-13:9780316103893ISBN:0316103896
Description: Good. ---No Jacket. Good 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall 475 pgs. Interior-Nice overall condition. The boards have only light signs of use. -Publish Place: Boston, MA-Size: read more
"I read this book in high school and thought it would be pretty cool to be a lawyer. I was also taken by O W Holmes famous father travelling to the town of sharpesburg to ted to his wounde son who had been shot in the jaw."
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