signed author's presentation copy
CARNEGIE, Andrew.
The Gospel of Wealth, and other timely essays.
New York, The Century Co., 1901.
Carnegie worked with the recipient, Robert Herbert Story (1835-1907), to fund the expansion of the University of Glasgow, the former donating $10 million to establish the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland. 1901 saw the 500th anniversary of Glasgow University and was the year Carnegie received an honorary law degree.
The book was presented to Story, who had been appointed Principal of Glasgow University in 1898, at Carnegie's Highland estate Skibo Castle.
First edition, author's inscribed presentation copy; 8vo (21.5 x 14.5 cm); inscribed in pen to front free endpaper, underlining in ink to p.137, endpapers slightly toned; publisher's blindruled green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top-edge gilt, others uncut, a little rubbed at extremities, very good; xxii, [2], 305, [1]pp.
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