December 17th, Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Book, Auction
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[The Author's Club]. Liber Scriptorum; The First Book of the Authors Club. New York: Published by the Authors Club, 1893. First and only edition. Number 26 of a limited run of 251 copies. Decorative wood-block engravings above each title head. Publisher's straight-grain brown morocco, deep and decorative black stamping to front and spine, gilt center piece of the 'light of learning' to cover, gilt spine lettering, floral patterned end papers, top edge gilt all others untrimmed. In short, presented in the best typographical dress that the De Vinne Press could furnish, as well as being printed on hand-made paper manufactured in Holland specially for this work. This volume is signed by all 109 contributors. A beautiful copy of this large work in near fine condition . Originally conceived of as a money-making proposition for the Authors Club to finance a permanent clubhouse, all the contributors submitted their work towards this goal. Contributors include; Andrew Carnegie, Samuel L. Clemens ('A Californian's Tale', BAL 3438), Theodore Low De Vinne ('Do You Know the Letters?'), William D. Howells, Theodore Roosevelt ('A Shot at Bull Elk'), Josiah Royce, Frank R. Stockton, Charles Dudley Warner and many others.
With One Of A Kind Collectibles COA.
Liber Scriptorum; Signed Stories by Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt and Carnegie as well as 106 other authors! Limited to 251 Copies
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