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Odyssey Classics, 2002. Paperback. New. 240 pages. 7.50x5.25x0.75 inches.
Autograph Letter Signed by McCORMICK, Edith Rockefeller (1872-1932)
by McCORMICK, Edith Rockefeller (1872-1932)
Autograph Letter Signed
by McCORMICK, Edith Rockefeller (1872-1932)
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This famed Chicago socialite and opera patron was the fourth child of Standard oil magnate John D. Rockefeller and married the son of reaper inventor Cyrus McCormick; she was the original promoter of civic opera in Chicago and donated the land on which Brookfield Zoo and Chicago Zoological Gardens now stand; she founded the John McCormick Institution of Infectious Diseases in Chicago to help eradicate the scarlet fever that killed the youngest of her four children. ALS, 2pp (lettersheet), 4 3/4" X 5½", Chicago, IL, 27 December 1908. Addressed to John Barrett. Near fine. On pale pink stationery imprinted with her toney Gold Coast Address, McCormick sends thanks for "The wonderful flowers which you so kindly sent me [which] have been admired and enjoyed by us all...." Handsomely penned in black ink in her interesting script. Uncommon.
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Mystery of the Roman Ransom
by Winterfeld, Henry/ Biermann, Fritz (Illustrator)/ McCormick, Edith Rockefeller (Translator)/ McCormick, Edith Rockefeller
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- 9780152162689
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- 0152162682
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Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
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Collection of the Late Edith Rockefeller McCormick: Laces, Jewelry, Furs, French and English Silver, French Furniture, Tapestries and Rugs, Chinese Art
by McCormick, Edith Rockefeller et al
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- Used - VG (light foxing spots to white spine, light aging to block, pages are othewise very crisp and clean. heavy wear to slipcase)
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New York: American Art Association / Anderson Galleries, Inc, 1934. Hardcover. VG (light foxing spots to white spine, light aging to block, pages are othewise very crisp and clean. heavy wear to slipcase). Green paper over boards with gilt lettering; white cloth spine with gilt lettering; color frontispiece with descriptive guard sheet; 281 pp; illustrated throuighout, some in color, some folded. Issued in green cardboard slipcase. "Seven hundred copies of this catalogue have been printed." -- Colophon Sale number 4074./ 918 titles. "Free public exhibition from Thursday, December 28, to time of sale, weekdays 9 to 6, Sunday and New Year's Day 2 to 5. Unrestricted public sale Tuesday to Saturday inclusive January 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 beginning at 2:15. Exhibition and sale held at the American Art Association Anderson Galleries, Inc., 30 East 57th Street, New York City. Sales conducted by Hiram H. Parke, Otto Bernet, A.N. Bade, H.E. Russell, Jr. Preface by Leslie A. Hyam and Charles Packer.
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The Rockefeller McCormick New Testament
by Willoughby, Harold R; Edgar J Goodspeed; Donald Wayne Riddle; Edith Rockefeller McCormick
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- Used - VG Slipcase has general wear fading, staining, and corner damage. Book covers have slight wear
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Chicago: Uniersity of Chicago Press, 1932. Slipcased. VG Slipcase has general wear fading, staining, and corner damage. Book covers have slight wear. Blue slipcased 3 volume set. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Full edge gilt on vol. 2 & 3. Contents: V.1. Color facsimile / with introduction by Edgar J. Goodspeed -- v. 2. The text / by Donald W. Riddle -- v. 3. The miniatures / with an introduction by Charles R. Morey. Edited by E.J. Goodspeed, D.W. Riddle, and Harold R. Willoughby./ The manuscript was loaned by Edith Rockefeller McCormick to the Dept. of New Testament and Early Christian Literature of the University of Chicago for investigation and publication. cf. vol. 1.
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