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  • SANTA'S GIFT: True Stories of Courage, Humor, Hope and Love. by Comment, Jeffrey W.; reflections by Sir Elton John, Warren Buffett and more.
    Comment, Jeffrey W.; reflections by Sir Elton John, Warren Buffett and more.
    SANTA'S GIFT: True Stories of Courage, Humor, Hope and Love.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Wiley, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - "After dressing up as Santa at a local charity's holiday party, Helzberg Diamonds CEO Jeffrey Comment was inspired to take his Santa impersonation on the road" and in this book he shares his experiences with these children. Each section also includes reflections from corporate and philanthropic leaders such as Warren Buffett, Norman, Lear, Sir Elton John, and many others, all of whom discuss the rewards of giving. Illustrated in full color with photographs and drawings by the children. List of resources. Small square format. xv, 207 pp. ISBN: 0-471225150.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 73270
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  • THE MOUNT VERNON STREET WARRENS: A Boston Story, 1860-1910. by Green, Martin.
    Green, Martin.
    THE MOUNT VERNON STREET WARRENS: A Boston Story, 1860-1910.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - "The fortune of the Warren family, derived from a Maine papermill, enabled five siblings to grow up in the elite society of Boston's Beacon Hill in the early 1900s. In telling the stories of those children who became notable for eccentricity and philanthropy, Green focuses on [two brothers] - Ned Warren, a homosexual and mover in the international movement of aestheticism, who was determined to lead a 'grand but blighted life'" and his elder brother, Sam, a staid businessman. The Warren fortune funded the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, with its classical antiquities collection, Dennison House in Harvard Yard, the restoration of Shakertown and more. Photographs, endnotes, bibliography and index. xii, 270 pp. ISBN: 0-684191091.

    Condition: Near fine in a like dustjacket (upper corner of a few pages bumped)

    Book ID: 75182
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  • HISTORY OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS AND SONS: YEAR 1886 TO 1930. by Gugle, Sara F.
    Gugle, Sara F.
    HISTORY OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS AND SONS: YEAR 1886 TO 1930.

    Edition: First edition.

    Chautauqua, NY: International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons, 1931. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An account of the first 45 years of this sisterhood, an interdenominational Christian philanthropic organization, including a chapter with biographical information on the Original 10 founders: Margaret McDonald Bottome, Mary Lowe Dickinson, Georgia Libby, Mary Louise Irving; Frances Payson, Susan B. Schenck, Helen Hammersley, Isabella Charles Davis, Mrs. J.F. Ruggles, Mrs. Courtland dePeyster Field plus Kate Bond. The preface notes that it started with 10 women in New York with no funds but a desire to be of service to others, but 45 years later it had grown to 65,000 members from all over the United States and much of Canada with annual…

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    Chautauqua, NY: International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons, 1931. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An account of the first 45 years of this sisterhood, an interdenominational Christian philanthropic organization, including a chapter with biographical information on the Original 10 founders: Margaret McDonald Bottome, Mary Lowe Dickinson, Georgia Libby, Mary Louise Irving; Frances Payson, Susan B. Schenck, Helen Hammersley, Isabella Charles Davis, Mrs. J.F. Ruggles, Mrs. Courtland dePeyster Field plus Kate Bond. The preface notes that it started with 10 women in New York with no funds but a desire to be of service to others, but 45 years later it had grown to 65,000 members from all over the United States and much of Canada with annual expenditures of $2,000,000 for their philanthropic work. Illustrated throughout with photographs. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper by the author, Sara Gugle. Scarce signed. 437 pp.

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    Condition: Near fine in sturdy purple cloth with silver lettering.

    Book ID: 92976
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