Lot 733
[Carnegie, Andrew]. MacLaren, Ian. Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush. New York, 1895. First edition. 5½ x 8". Signed ("Andrew Carnegie") on the half title and inscribed in black ink, "Samuel Sloan Esq / With regards of his friend" Included in the lot is another rare title by Ian MacLaren, The Days of Auld Lang Syne (1895), which is unsigned. Some fading on spine and wear on bottom edge, otherwise in very good condition.
Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), was a Scottish-born American industrialist, the driving force behind the expansion of America's steel industry in the 19th Century. Carnegie believed that a man who had accumulated great wealth had a duty to use his surplus for the "improvement of mankind" and today he is best remembered for his philanthropic projects.
Samuel Sloan of the inscription, President of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, was an ally of J.P. Morgan and one of the founders of what is now Citibank.
Estimated Value $450 - 550.
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