Description: Epes Sargent Dixwell, From East to Golden West, 1889, signed, Vellum binding with gilt tooled flowers. Golden Wedding Book of Epes Sargent Dixwell, master of classical language and Mary Ingersol Bowditch, daughter of Nathaniel Bowditch, Master of Navigation, Left page in English*Right page in Latin. There are six such poems like the one in the photograph. Inscribed by the Dixwell to Susan ? D.Miller June 4, 1889 A very unusual production prepared as a record/souvenir of their golden wedding anniversary with six poems in English and Latin and five photographs, The first is a photo of a wax relief miniature of Dixwell as a young man (currently in the Smithsonian), the second the photo of his wife as a young woman, than a photo of their home and final photos of both of them in about 1889. The book is printed on stiff think paper and the binding is full vellum exceptional gilt tooled flowers on the front and rear cover. Dixwell was the master of the Boston Latin School from 1836-1851.
Price: 125 USD
Location: Waban, Massachusetts
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Shipping Cost: 7 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Inscribed, Limited Edition, Luxury Edition
Subject: Biography & Autobiography
Topic: Poetry
Binding: Vellum
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Author: Epes Sargent Dixwell
Publisher: Privately printed
