1947 Earl Chapin May, Century of Silver, CT Silver Makers, Illus., Signed

Description

Book Description:
Earl Chapin May,
Century of Silver—1847-1947—Connecticut Yankees and a Noble Metal.
New
York: Robert M. McBride, 1947, 388 pages.
Stated First Edition.
Original dust jacket chipped along margins and price clipped. Black
title on gray boards. Illustrated throughout. Tight binding and clean pages
throughout. Illustrations of trade marks. Overall in very good condition. May’s
account is that of the history of Yankee silversmiths, along with colorful
accounts of New England peddlers and salesmen who distributed their silver
products by horse and wagon.
This
particular copy belonged to Maxine Tull Boatner, whose bookplate is attached to
the inside cover and whose review of the book is tipped in the rear. The book
is inscribed to Boatner and signed by both May and his wife, Stella Burke May
as thanks for her review in the
Hartford
Courant.
Also tipped in is a newspaper article about the Mays.