A History of the American People, Signed by Woodrow Wilson, Alumni Edition #29 of 350, Five Volume Set, 1902

Woodrow Wilson. A History of the American People. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1902. Alumni Edition #29 of 350 copies. Volume I signed by Woodrow Wilson on limitation page. 5 Volumes. Large octavos. Rebound in ¼ leather and marbled paper sides, with raised bands, gold tooling, titles, and stamps to spines. Presented is a signed and numbered “Alumni Edition” of A History of the American People by Woodrow Wilson. Wilson's monumental narrative history of the United States spans the time period from settlement to 1900. He completed the series at Princeton University in the early summer of 1902, a few months before he was sworn in as President of the University by a unanimous vote. This is a highly appealing five volume set, numbered #29 of only 350 copies and signed by Wilson in blue ink on the limitation page of Volume I. This signed, limited "Alumni Edition" was issued the same year as the first edition, and is profusely illustrated throughout with hundreds of portraits, maps, and i