More than a century of scholars. Rhode Island Alpha of Phi Beta Kappa 1830-1954
Providence: [Phi Beta Kappa Society, printed by the William Byrd Press Inc., Richmond, VA], 1955. First edition, 8vo, pp. vii, [3], 249, [1]; partially unopened; original gray cloth, gilt lettered spine; near fine. This copy with a special presentation leaf giving this copy to Stuart C. Sherman, long-time librarian at the Providence Public Library, and later at the John Hay Library at Brown, and an expert on whaling logs and Herman Melville. The presentation slip is signed by James Eastham and Andrew J, Sabol, president and secretary respectively of the R.I. Alpha chapter. This leaf, once glued in, is now loose and there is some resulting glue residue on the half-title. Item #56713
Price: $35.00
