Our Trip Around the World

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East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1926

By Benedict, Elsie Lincoln; Ralph Paine Benedict

East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1926. First Edition. Near Fine/Fair. First edition. Signed by Elsie Lincoln Benedict on the front free endpaper and inscribed to the former owner in purple ink, "To Mrs. Beatrice Turner, with best regards from one of the authors ("E")." Bound in publisher's quarter purple suede over illustrated paper boards with morocco spine label stamped in gilt; top edge gilt. Near Fine with uneven fading to spine and edges, light wear; silk ribbon book marker creased, light fraying at ends. In tattered remnants of the dust jacket.

The power couple's travelogue diary of their travels around the world funded by the money made from Elsie's speaking events and book royalties. The suffragette turned motivational speaker was a pioneer in New Thought texts, laying the foundation for Napoleon Hill and Dale Carnegie. Affectionately coined "The Wonder Woman", and advertised as the world's best known lecturer, Elsie Lincoln Benedict spoke to over three million people in her lifetime. She was a millionaire by age 30 and drew a larger crowd than sitting President Wilson during the 1920 Human Analysis lecture series in Seattle, a testament to her universal appeal. Inscribed to Newport artist and recluse Beatrice Turner (d. 1948). Turner, who died in obscurity, produced thousands of self-portraits in oil throughout her lifetime at the family's nouveau riche, ocean side mansion, Cliffside; scarce signed.

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Our Trip Around the World

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Benedict, Elsie Lincoln; Ralph Paine Benedict

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The Roycrofters: East Aurora, NY

Date

1926

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First Edition

Our Trip Around the World

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