Description
The “Author’s Edition” of My Story by Brig. General Anson Mills, inscribed to Admiral Geo. W. Baird.
Small octavo, [2], 412pp, [2]. Leather, gilt title and illustration on cover. All gilt edges, rounded corners, black end papers, flexible covers. Sewn-in silk bookmark. Light rubbing to edges, both hinges showing wear. Bookplate from the Library of the Supreme Council on the front pastedown.
Signed by Brigadier General Anson Mills on the presentation leaf: Compliments of the Author to “Admiral Geo. W. Baird.”
(Howes, M623) (Graff 2804) (Dornbusch II, 1693)
Rear Admiral George W. Baird (1843-1930) was a U.S. Navy engineer and veteran of the Civil War. He developed several practical shipboard devices, helped introduce naval electrical systems, and was credited with installing electric lights in the White House in 1891.
