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Lot 4106
Nine Books Belonging to Spanish-American War Hero Admiral George Dewey
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
All bound with cloth, the tallest being 9 in., titles include: Jospeh C. Lincoln, Cap'n Eri (1909), signed George Dewey / Jany./ 10; Mrs. Reginald de Koven, The Life and Letters of John Paul Jones, Vol. II only (1913), signed George Dewey / May 1913; Charles B. Cory, Montezuma's Castle and Other Weird Tales (1899) inscribed to Dewey by the author, March 10, 1902; Anna A. Rogers,"Sweethearts and Wives (1899) inscribed to Admiral George Dewey, U.S. Navy 1899; Hubert H. Bancroft, The New Pacific (1899) inscribed to Admiral George Dewey on page 1 (n.d.); Edward Everett Hale, The Man Without a Country and Its History (1897) inscribed to George Dewey 1900; Frederic Rowland Marvin, The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (1901) inscribed to Admiral George Dewey (n.d.); Rev. J. M. Foster, Christ the King (1894), inscribed to Admiral Dewey (n.d.); Captain Jack Crawford, Whar’ The Hand O’God is Seen (1916), to Mrs. George Dewey, January 27, 1916.

From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.

Light soiling and normal shelf wear; overall good condition.