[Rarebooks] FS: Signed by the wealthiest American ever

[Charles Agvent]

(ROCKEFELLER,  John  D.). A VISIT TO MR. JOHN  D.  ROCKEFELLER  BY
NEIGHBORS  AND  FRIENDS  AT  FOREST   HILL  CLEVELAND  OHIO  SEPTEMBER
TWENTY-SIXTH  1905.  [Cleveland]:  [Vinson and Korner]  [1905].  First
Edition.  Small quarto (7-1/4" x 9-3/4") bound in brown leather-backed
dark  gray  boards  with gilt lettering and consisting  of  36  sheets
printed  only on the recto and a portrait of Rockefeller neatly SIGNED
by  him  beneath  the image. This is copy #375 of 425  copies  printed
with  the  name  of the subscriber, Fred R. White, written in  at  the
limitation  notice.  White's name also appears in the printed list  at
the  end of the book naming the subscribers. A souvenir book published
on  the occasion described in the title. With the original box  with a
manuscript  label  addressed  on the front to White and  with  White's
bookplate  on  the  front  free endpaper  of  the  book.  Rockefeller,
founder  of  Standard Oil, was the wealthiest American ever.  When  he
died,  his fortune approximated 1/65th of the Gross National  Product.
In  today's  dollars, his personal fortune would be worth  about  $190
billion  compared to that of, say, Bill Gates's $60 billion or so.  At
times  his  wealth actually exceeded the annual federal budget.  Books
signed  by this great businessman are extremely scarce, this being the
only  one  issued as such, and finding it in this condition is a  rare
occasion.  Mild wear to spine tips; splits at corners of box. Close to
Fine in Very Good box and quite scarce as such.               $4500.00

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