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Hard cover, 8vo, 166pp. in three quarter black cloth over black paper-covered boards, printed on handmade, watermarked Italian paper. 166pp. Condition: The book contains minutes and correspondence concerning the foundation of the Peabody Institute in South Danvers, (now Peabody) Massachusetts in 1852. George Peabody (1795-1869), of South Danvers, Mass. became a major philanthropist in New England and elsewhere, after a successful career in merchant banking. While pursuing his fortune in London, he offered his hometown money earmarked for the creation of a lyceum, or public library. Despite two fires and the complete destruction of the original building housing the collection of 13,000 books, the Institute was finally rebuilt and reopened in 1892. This book lists all the officers and trustees of the Institute, holdings and accounts. Peabody would go on to establish a number of other charitable educational foundations in Baltimore, London and elsewhere. OCLC 35868487. A scarce Limited Edition. Rare.
Ref: MASBO 8851
$275.00