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COOLIDGE, Calvin (1872-1933). The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929.


8vo. Original cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut (light rubbing); publisher's slipcase (very light soiling, small losses). Provenance: Frederick Woodward Skiff (1867-1947), collector of books and Americana, founder of the Acorn Club (presentation inscription, see below).

LIMITED EDITION, number 177 of 1,000 copies, SIGNED BY COOLIDGE on the limitation page. PRESENTATION COPY, ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY COOLIDGE TO FREDERICK W. SKIFF: "With regards." The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge was serialized in Cosmopolitan magazine from April to December 1929, and was one of the first autobiographies written and published by a former President.


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