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NY, New York--Twain's Speeches at the Lotos Club 1st Edition

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Books & Manuscripts Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
NY, New York--Twain's Speeches at the Lotos Club 1st Edition
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This is a collection of speeches made at the storied Lotos Club in New York City.

Established in 1870 as a gathering place for writers, politicians and artists, the club`s constitution provides that: "The objectives of this institution shall be to promote and develop literature, art, sculpture, music, architecture, journalism, drama, science, education and the learned professions, and to that end to encourage authors, artists, sculptors, architects, journalists, educators, scientists and members of the musical, dramatic, and learned professions in their work, and for these purposes to provide a place of assembly for them and other persons interested in and sympathetic to them, and their objectives, effort and work." Today these objectives remain unchanged and are the fundamental guiding force for the club.

This privately printed book contains the text of speeches by such luminaries as Samuel Clemens, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ulysses S. Grant and Theodore Roosevelt. This is a 414 page first edition that also has 13 full page inserted plates of famous club members, its original cloth gilt stamped cover and shows slight shelf wear. All in all, this is a fantastic and clean edition that would spruce up any history library. HKA#62469