Lot 31
(Society of the Cincinnati). Two related items. No. 226 of a Limited Edition of 1000 signed copies of William Sturgis Thomas' The Society of the Cincinnati 1783-1935, published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York and London, 1935. 187 pages of information about the Society of the Cincinnati, from its inception in 1783 through 1935. Eight plates, with frontispiece of General George Washington. Cerrulean blue boards with small image of Eagle badge on cover; linen spine. Light wear to cover, else Fine.
Program for the "Banquet to the General Society of the Cincinnati given…in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations upon the occasion of the Triennial Meeting…1911." 24 pages, large quarto, with engravings of personnages and events important in American history and to the Society of the Cincinnati, the first being of Cincinnatus and the second of George Washington. The engravings of Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga and Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown are in color. The cover and eight other pages have beautiful color embossings, including the American flag, the French flag, the American Army and Navy, the badge of the Society of the Cincinnati, the Continental Line of the Revolution, and more. Bound and tied with pale blue ribbon. Cover has a jagged two-inch tear at top edge and some soiling, but is otherwise Fine. Certainly rare and desirable. (2 items).
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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