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Poem Delivered Before the Alumni Association of Washington, Conn. [The Gunnery], July 26, 1870

Poem Delivered Before the Alumni Association of Washington, Conn. [The Gunnery], July 26, 1870

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Poem Delivered Before the Alumni Association of Washington, Conn. [The Gunnery], July 26, 1870

by Deming, Clarence (1848-1913)

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New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1870. First edition, 1870. A poem expressing nostalgia for The Gunnery, a private school in Washington, CT. The author was an alumnus and went on to Yale where he was a member of the early Bulldogs football and baseball teams. Very worn, brown cloth over flexible covers, gilt front cover lettering, about 9 inches tall, 16 pages. Covers worn and spotted with the top halves partially separated, hinges internally cracked, pages loosened with a few detached, pages age-yellowed with old dampstains around the edges, name of Robert S. Cooke stamped on the front free endpaper, no other names or markings. Complete.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
038142
Title
Poem Delivered Before the Alumni Association of Washington, Conn. [The Gunnery], July 26, 1870
Author
Deming, Clarence (1848-1913)
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fair
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor
Place of Publication
New Haven, CT
Date Published
1870
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords
THE GUNNERY PREP PRIVATE SCHOOLS CONNECTICUT CT
Bookseller catalogs
Connecticut - Its History, Art, Antiques, Etc; Education, Schools, Colleges, Text & Lesson-Books;

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