SOUVENIR OF TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CLUB May 7, 1908.
Chicago, IL: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Very good- condition. Item #019940
35 unnumbered leaves of text. Original suede covers affixed to stiff boards, with embossed lettering on the front cover. The spine was replaced in a somewhat naive fashion with leather. The original suede is worn and discolored, but remains relatively intact and attractive; protected in archival Mylar. Contains 26 tipped-in black-and-white portrait photographs of members printed in halftone. The identities of the sitters of the first 21 portraits are handwritten in pencil, whereas the final 5 sitters identities are indicated in letterpress. The front inner board, over which the suede is affixed, is cracked. The suede was conservation treated with a consolidator, to restore the integrity of the finish. It appears that a bookplate was removed from the inner front board. Measures 9.5 (height) by 5.25" wide (243mmx136mm). A rarely seen publication that was likely printed in a small quantity.
Price: $475.00