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BROWN UNIVERSITY. Class of '81. [Cover title] Author: [Class Photograph Album / Yearbook]. Phillips, William Llewellyn [1857 - 1925] - Former Owner Title: BROWN UNIVERSITY. Class of '81. [Cover title] Publication: [Providence, RI]: [1881] Edition: 1st edition thus Description: 27 leaves of stiff-stock mounting board. Album contains 200+ original albumen photographs. NB. No sports team images. Folio. 16-1/2" x 12-1/2". 3/4 brown leather album with gilt stamped title lettering to front board. Bevelled edges. AEG. Marbled eps. Front board professionally reattached. A *heavy* VG+ album. A hefty class photo album of Brown University students and faculty, many of whom have been identified in pencil below their image by a prior owner. The most notable graduate that year was Charles Evans Hughes, who would later become Governor of New York, U.S. Secretary of State, and the 11th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. William Llewellyn Phillips, the former owner of the album, was graduated with a BA in 1881, after which he became a clerk at the Providence Steam and Gas Pipe Company, and a purchasing agent at General Fire Extinguisher Company, also in Providence. Phillips was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. Seller ID: 42951 Subject: Americana, Photography Tavistock Books, ABAA Alameda, CA Established in 1989, Tavistock Books has been in its present Alameda location since 1997. We are a general antiquarian business, with material ranging from Aviation to Zoology, from the 16th C to the 21st. We have specialties in Dickens, History of Nursing, Children's Serial Fiction & Western Americana. Shop hours are generally Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am to 3 pm, Pacific Time, though it always helps to call prior to visiting, as we may, for example, be off buying books or exhibiting at a book fair. Guarantee We guarantee everything we sell and any item may be returned for any reason within 30 days of receipt. If the return is due to an error on our part, we will reimburse you the cost of your return. Please do exercise the same care in packaging, as we do in shipping all items purchased from us. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Shipping We are happy to ship to buyers outside of the United States. Please contact us for an exact shipping quote. All books shipped to US destinations are usually sent US Post Office Media Mail, with despatch usually within 72 hours of payment receipt. Delivery typically takes a week, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Faster shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time. We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to promptly resolve the rare problem that may arise. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.