1987-1989 The Estelle Doheny Collection Volume II, III, V, VI and index

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Colour Plates, Illustrated, Pleasing Copy

Five red cloth hardbacks with gilt lettering on their boards and spine. Carrie Estelle Doheny donated her rare book collection St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, CA. The reputation of Carrie Estelle Doheny as a book collector has grown considerably since her death in 1958. Although the Doheny name appears in many textbooks of American history because of the activities of oil tycoon Edward Laurence Doheny, fifty years after his death the name of his widow has become as familiar as his. Since 1987, when the decision was made to return many of the treasures of Carrie Estelle Doheny to the market, a new generation has become aware of the marvellous collection this determined woman assembled.