signed first edition
1940 · New York
by Nevins, Allan
New York: Charles Scribner's sons, 1940. First Edition. Both volumes of this two volume set are in fine condition in red cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spines and a blind embossed seal on the front boards. Both volumes are small quartos 9 1/4 by 6 1/4 inches with the fore and top edges of the text block showing spots of foxing. Without dust jackets. Signed by the author on the fly title page of volume I without an inscription or date. Volume I contains 683 pages of text illustrated with a frontispiece from a photograph of Rockefeller and numerous plates from black and white photographs. Volume II contains 747 including an index for both volumes and is illustrated with a frontispiece from a photograph and numerous plates from black and white photographs. (Inventory #: TB30564)