THE DIARY OF PHILIP HONE [INSCRIBED] [2 VOLUMES]
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1889. First Edition. 2 Volumes. Octavos. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in contemporary Three Quarter red calf with marbled paper boards and gilt text on ridged spine. Gilt head edge of textblocks, marbled endpapers. Boards have moderate wear to edges and joints and rubbing to corners. Textblocks have age toning. Signed and Inscribed by editor Bayard Tuckerman on second page of Volume I. NOTE: Shelved in Front Desk Alcove.
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NOTES
Philip Hone was Mayor of New York from 1826-1827. He kept a diary from 1828-1851 that extensively detailed life in American in the first half of the 19th century