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[Washington, D.C./Manuscript]. Dinner Party Record. Lists the names of attendees at various dinner parties in 1914, in the hand of 1 individual (often with charts of seating arrangements). Largely husband-wife couples. Includes “Admiral Dewey,” and “Hearst,” and "MacLean." Approx. [50] pages of handwriting + 4 loose leaves placed Thick 4to, most of volume blank. Contemp green cloth, with title gilt-stamped on front cover. Purchased at the auction of the Evelyn Walsh McLean collection. McLean (1886-1947) was the daughter of an immigrant miner who became a millionaire. She bought the Hope Diamond for $180,000 in 1911. McLean was a close friend of first lady Florence Harding and Alice Roosevelt Longworth (daughter of Theodore Roosevelt).
Externally stained, front hinge broken through, loose. A few leaves with stain in margin near upper corner.
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| Estimate | $80 - $120 |
| Starting Bid | $40 |
