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THE HISTORY OF THE SALMAGUNDI CLUB AS IT APPEARED IN THE NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE MAGAZINE ON SUNDAY DECEMBER EIGHTEENTH NINETEEN TWENTY SEVEN.
Shelton, William H.
n. p. [New York]: 1927, Privately Printed.
Limited Signed. [4], 21, [2] pp. HC. large 8vo, 24,5 x 16 cm.
Illustrations: Illustrations.
[Art History ]
[Salmagundi Club]
Limited edition of 1000 copies, signed by the author on the title page. With frontispiece portrait of the author, 1 illustration by Will H. Low, 2 drawings by E. H. Suydam. Printed by the Charles Press non Navarre Pure Rag; Cover, Dutch Charcoal Blue paperer board, black cloth spine with paper title label. Gilt emblem of the club on front cover. "BORN AMID NEW YORK'S BOHEMIAN LIFE IN 1871, THE SALMAGUNDI CLUB CAN TODAY LOOK FROM A BRILLIANT PRESENT INTO A COLOFUL PAS, IN WHICH MANY OF OUR FAMOUS ARTISTS HAVE BEEN OUTSTANDING FIGURES" Shelton was the first librarian of the club.
Paper worn at edges, title label sunned, with very small chip, Clean inside. Good + copy.

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