Description
Signed by Russell B. Harrison, the son of President Benjamin Harrison, the first edition of The Ancestry of Benjamin Harrison: In Chart Form Showing Also The Descendants Of William Henry Harrison, published in 1893.
Octavo, 96pp, [chart]. White cloth, title in gilt, presidential seal in gilt on front cover. All edges gilt. Soiling to covers, wear to spine. Occasional pencil marks throughout. Includes the large fold-out Harrison family tree, which is often missing when this works appears on the market.
This copy is signed by Russell B. Harrison on the front endpaper. (Martin / Goehlert, 6210)
Russell Benjamin Harrison (1854-1936) was the son of President Benjamin Harrison and great-grandson of President William Henry Harrison. He served as U.S. Consul to Mexico from 1908-1927, a member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1921-1925), and the Indiana State Senate from 1925-1933.
