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ECCENTRICITIES OF GENIUS Memories of Famous Men and Women of the Platform and Stage

Pond, Major J. B.

New York: G. W. Dillingham Company, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Memoirs by the celebrated lecture manager Major J. B. Pond of the writers, speakers, performers, explorers, and other public figures he encountered during his long career, illustrated with numerous portraits. Includes reminiscences of Mark Twain, Henry Ward Beecher, Frederick Douglass, Arthur Conan Doyle, and many others. Publisher’s dark green cloth elaborately lettered and decorated in gilt. Near fine. Light rubbing and minor wear at spine ends and corners; gilt remains bright and attractive. Interior clean and sound.

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