Cunningham,Edith Perkins. Owls Nest: A Tribute to Sarah Elliott Perkins by her Granddaughter. Riverside Press for Private Distribution, 1907.

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Condition: Very Good

Description: Three-quarter leather, raised bands, gilt lettering. Handsome volume; tightly bound

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Edith Perkins Cunningham, Editor.. OWL'S NEST: A TRIBUTE TO SARAH ELLIOTT PERKINS BY HER GRANDDAUGHTER.. Cambridge: Printed at the Riverside Press, 1907.

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Condition: Very Good

Description: 8vo, 3/4 crushed brown morocco, spine gilt, in six panels, probably the work of The Rose Bindery, Boston, [xii], 323pp. TEG. Gravure plate illustrations. Two large folding-out genealogical charts, in black & white. Sarah Perkins, together with her husband, James H. Perkins, remained among the leading social and intellectual folk of their generation in Cincinnati. HOWES C-953. First Edition. A lovely copy, in a Fine binding.

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CUNNINGHAM, Edith Perkins. Owl's Nest: A Tribute to Sarah Elliott Perkins by Her Granddaughter. , 1907.

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Description: CUNNINGHAM, Edith Perkins. Owl's Nest: A Tribute to Sarah Elliott Perkins by Her Granddaughter. [Cambridge, MA]: Printed at The Riverside Press for Private Circulation, 1907. 1st ed. xi,323 pp. Frontis., portraits, folding charts. 3/4 gilt-ruled brown morocco and marbled boards, raised spine bands, compartments paneled in gilt, marbled endpapers, T.e.g. Presentation inscription on front endpaper, "For dear 'old' Mr. Taylor with love from Edith Perkins Cunningham, November 1907." "Account of the Cincinnati home of James H. Perkins, incorporating material on intellectual life in early southern Ohio"--HOWES C-953.

Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.

. Owls nest: a tribute to Sarah Elliott Perkins. By her granddaughter Edith Perkins Cunningham. Riverside Press, [Cambridge, MA], 1907.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Description: First edition, 8vo, pp. viii-[xii], 322-[323]; 13 plates, 2 folding genealogies; ex-library copy with usual markings, presentation copy to James J. Hill, spine faded, else very good or better in contemporary half brown morocco. This copy with a presentation to James J. Hill from the author. A tribute to the memory of Sarah Perkins. Although widowed early in her marriage with five boys, she remained a leading figure in Cincinnati, well-known for her hospitality and kindness. Howes C-953: "Account of the Cincinnati home of James H. Perkins, incorporating material on intellectual life in early southern Ohio."

Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.