Item #1219 Charles Carleton Coffin; A Biography and family archive. W. E. Griffis.
Charles Carleton Coffin; A Biography and family archive
Charles Carleton Coffin; A Biography and family archive
Charles Carleton Coffin; A Biography and family archive
Charles Carleton Coffin; A Biography and family archive

Charles Carleton Coffin; A Biography and family archive

Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo (8" x 6"). [4,blank], [1-8 (9-12 unopened)13], 357pp. UNIQUE C.C. COFFIN DOCUMENTS. From the library of The Reverend William E. Barton (family friend and pastor to the Coffin family). Gift inscription of Sallie R. Coffin to Barton's on free endpaper (1898), Includes two laid in Order of Service pamphlets from the funeral of C.C. Coffin (1823-1896), laid in letter/envelope from Sallie Coffin (1900), tipped in A.N.s. from both Coffin's thanking the Barton's for helping to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary (1896), tipped in printed sheet music of Jesus Lives (music by C.C. Coffin for Easter festival 1893), tipped in A.L.s. from C.C. Coffin declining a dinner invitation due to his rheumatism (1894), tipped in A.L.s. from Sallie Coffin inviting the Barton's to dinner (1894), tipped in handwritten notes for C.C. Coffin's funeral eulogy, bookplate of Reverend Barton to paste-down endpaper. Red cloth with gilt titles to upper cover and spine, gilt top edge, fore and tail edges deckled, spine faded, wear to head/tail of spine. Text block tight and unmarked. Very good +. Item #1219

Price: $450.00

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