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Soft Cover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. 1st edition in softcover format, 8vo, 92pp, colour photo illustrations, line drawings; card covers; comb bound; VG+ Copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Autres imagesHistory of the Athenaeum (Athenæum Club) 1824-1925
Ward, Humphry [Thomas Humphry Ward 1845-1926] Sir Frederic George Kenyon GBE KCB TD FBA FSA (15 January 1863 - 23 August 1952) was a British palaeographer and biblical and classical scholar. He held a series of posts at the British Museum from 1889 to 1931. He was also the president of the British Academy from 1917 to 1921. From 1918 to 1952 he was Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod.
Edité par Published and Privately Printed for the Athenaeum Club by William Clowes and Sons, Ltd., London and Beccles, London First Edition . 1926., 1926
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Ajouter au panierEtat : Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original sage green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, gilt cameo to the front board, top edge gilt,others untrimmed. Royal quarto. 10'' x 8''. Contains frontispiece, red and black printed title, (xii), 370 pp with 32 single sided full-page monochrome illustrations and archive photographs on loaded paper. This is the complete history of the Athenaeum, a Gentlemen's Club in London, written to honour its centenary. Contents: Part I: Introduction. I. Coffee Houses and the First Clubs. II. Our Founders and First Committees. III. In Temporary Premises. IV. Building of the Club House. V. 1830-1840. VI. 1840-1860. VII. 1860-1880. VIII. Finance After 1870. IX. 1880-1914. X. The Years of War. XI. The Library. Part II: Rule II Elections. Biographical Sketches from 1831 to 1925. Index. SIGNED and dated 'April 1926 by Frederic George Kenyon', Director of British Museum, President of British Academy etc. to the front free end paper. Spine sun darkened, rubbing across the spine caps and corners, else in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. LONDON (Londinium).…
