RUSSELL, Addison Peale.
A Club of One: Passages From the Note-Book of a Man Who Might Have Been Sociable.
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co , 1895.
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"Oh the burden of my life!": Finely Bound example of Addison Peale Russell's A Club of One
Finely bound example of this short work written by the 12th Ohio Secretary of State. Small octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. In very good condition.
Addison Peale Russell represented Clinton County, Ohio in the Ohio House of Representatives in the 52nd General Assembly (1856–57) as a Republican, and was Ohio Secretary of State (1858–62). In 1868, Russell retired from public office to pursue literature. He wrote seven books which generally fall into the category of belles-lettres, or writing that focuses on the aesthetic qualities of language rather than its practical application.
A Club of One: Passages From the Note-Book of a Man Who Might Have Been Sociable.
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