Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the Union Club of Boston (1863-1913 )

Published by Riverside Press, 1913

About this Item

Scarce. First Edition. Not a reprint. Beige-yellow gilt-stamped cloth with gilt upper page edges. 8vo. 100 pp. The Union Club of Boston, one of the oldest gentleman's clubs of America, was formed after a schism in the Somerset Club over the Civil War. Many politicians and notable men of letters were members: Calvin Coolidge; Senators Charles Sumner, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge; writers Francis Parkman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, James Russell Lowell; Charles Eliot Norton, Richard Dana, Jr. and others. Contents include first membership rolls articles of association, foundational ceremonies, and the full text of the Inaugural Address of Edward Everett. Ships fast with tracking.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the Union Club of Boston (1863-1913 )
• Publisher: Riverside Press
• Publication Date: 1913
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana