The ATHENAEUM CLUB And Its Associations.
[London ?]: Printed for Private Circulation, (n. d.). 1st Edition thus, ca 1900?. Limited to 60 cc. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy, SIGNED by the Author on the t.p. top margin. [1], 118, [4] pp. TEG. Fore-edge & bottom edge untrimmed. Photographic frontispiece [b/w] of the Apollo statue. 2 inserted b/w photographic plates [The Drawing Room & McCaulay's Corner], from photographs taken by Sir Henry Thompson. 12mo. 7-3/4" x 5-1/4". Original black muslin cloth with gilt stamped lettering. Now protected by a custom-cut clear mylar wrapper. Usual wear & soiling, slight lean. Front joint cloth starting. Booklabel & pos of prior owner. A VG copy. Item #52114
Per Wiki, "The Athenaeum is a private members' club in London, founded in 1824. It is primarily a club for men and women with intellectual interests, and particularly (but not exclusively) for those who have attained some distinction in science, engineering, literature or the arts. Humphry Davy and Michael Faraday were the first chairman and secretary and 51 Nobel Laureates have been members."
Scarce in the trade, e.g., at the time of cataloguing, we see no other copy on offer, nor does RBH have any historical listings for this title.
Price: $375.00