Lockwood, Frank C.

The Life of Edward E. Ayer.

Chicago, IL: A.C. McClurg & Company, 1929. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xii, 300 pp. Original glassine dust jacket has small chips, tears, and losses. brown cloth boards with gold titling to cover board and spine, clean and crisp within. Original paper covered slipcase has small chips and scuffs, in Very Good condition. Fine.
An early biography of the great library benefactor, Edward Everett Ayer (1841-1927). Everett was one of the founders of the Newberry Library to which he donated his personal collection of approximately 50,000 items between 1897 and 1911.
[Book #29755]

Price: $60.00