Sep 24, 2020 - Sale 2546

Sale 2546 - Lot 190

Unsold
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
A SOUVENIR OF GROVER CLEVELAND'S SUMMER WHITE HOUSE (PRESIDENTS--1895.) At Gray Gables and Walks along the Shores of Buzzards Bay. 6 chromolithograph plates after paintings by Louis K. Harlow; text illustrations. [16] pages. Oblong 4to (7 x 9 inches), plain wrappers, with original decorative printed wrappers on heavy paper, minor wear; minimal wear to contents. New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895

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Gray Gables was an estate on Buzzards Bay in Bourne, MA, at the point where Cape Cod joins the mainland. Grover Cleveland and his family spent their summers there from 1890 to 1908, including his second term as president from 1893 to 1896. The text of this charming memento includes a lyrical description of Buzzards Bay and several poems. One on OCLC (Peabody Essex Museum) plus another at the Library of Congress; none traced at auction. If you want something both rare and pretty relating to Grover Cleveland, this may be your best bet.