Fifth Year Book (of the Bibliophile Society)
Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1906. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Pp. 140. Illustrated with facsimiles of the Longfellow manuscript, General Beauregard correspondence and some inter-club correspondence. Bound in paper-covered boards with printed label on spine. A lovely copy. Fine. Item #1650
With the usual reports from the society's council, including a report from the publications committee, the treasurer's report, a necrology of society members who have passed away, the club's constitution and by-laws, etc. Also, unique to this annual, a Longfellow poem, published for the first time, an unpublished letter by Thoreau, and an article on Gen. Beauregard's orders to fire on Fort Sumter by Albert Hart. An especially well-preserved copy, quite fresh.
Price: $45.00