Jun 05, 2008 - Sale 2148

Sale 2148 - Lot 68

Unsold
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
PERFORMED BY AND FOR THE SECRET SOCIETY AT BOHEMIAN GROVE (CALIFORNIA.) Stephens, H. Morse. St. Patrick at Tara: A Forest Play . . . being the Thirty-Second Annual Midsummer High Jinks of the Bohemian Club of San Francisco. 8vo, original pictorial wrappers, minor wear; autograph inscription signed on verso of half-title from author to George Parker Winship, August 1909. [San Francisco, 1909]

Additional Details

first edition. An historical play written for the annual meeting of the exclusive Bohemian Club of San Francisco, which has reputedly counted numerous presidents and captains of industry among its members. The actors listed in the Dramatis Personæ appear to be drawn largely from the ranks of San Francisco's lawyers and industrialists. with--a related Autograph Letter Signed from Stephens to Winship, 15 August 1909, sending the book and planning a visit.