Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine sunned, a bit of wear to spine tail, lower corners bumped. Lacks the DJ. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. A compilation of the personal correspondence of Mrs. Henry Adams (Marian Hooper), wife of historian and novelist Henry Adams. Very personal accounts taken from letters held by the family. Recounts the life and political environment in mid-to-late 1800s Washington DC, trips abroad, correspondence with her father, as well as an intimate view into their family affairs and personal relationship. Appendixes contain letters from related family members, accounts of contemporary political events, and a letter ostensibly written by Marian's dog Boojum about an adventure with the Washington Dog Catcher. Has b&w photo plates, tissue-covered b&w frontis of Marian Hooper. Indexed. Internally clean and VG.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 587 pages .