Now Sold
Kelland | Clarence Budington [Hoover | Herbert] [The Bohemian Club]

The Comic Jest – A Grove Play by Clarence Dudington Kelland. Music by Frank R. Denke.

First Edition / Private Printing

SOLD

SKU: 1900 Categories: ,

Description

Octavo, [10], 53pp, [8pp]. Decorative green boards, buckram cloth spine with title in gilt over label on spine. Book is signed by former President Herbert Hoover on the front free end paper: “with the affection of Herbert Hoover and -” Other notable signatories include: Stephen T. Early (White House Press Secretary for FDR), General Mark W. Clark (youngest 4-Star General in history), Eugene C. Pulliam (Newspaper Publisher), Herbert Hoover Jr, George M. Mardikian, Jeremiah Milbank Jr., amongst others. An exceptional collection of signatories.

Comments: The Bohemian Club is an exclusive organization located near San Francisco, which meets annually at a large estate called Bohemian Grove. Its all male membership includes prominent business leaders, government officials and former Presidents of the United States. Provenance: From a private collection to University Archives of Westport, Ct.

Additional information

Location Published

[San Francisco]

Publisher

The Grabhorn Press

Edition

First Edition / Private Printing

Date Published

1949

ISBN
Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Fine

Jacket Condition
Author

Kelland | Clarence Budington [Hoover | Herbert] [The Bohemian Club]