Hardcover
Detroit, MI
by HECKER, FRANK J
Detroit, MI: Privately Printed Two volumes. Portrait frontispieces. "Recollections" was printed in 1913 by the DeVinne Press, 1/2 vellum. It is copy #1/100 and noted on front free endpaper as "My copy". "Activities" was printed in 1923, #4/75 copies, and inscribed to his daughter Grace Clara. Frank Hecker (1846-1927) was an American railroad-car manufacturer from Detroit. His mansaion in Detroit is on the National Register. He was Police Commissioner in Detroit in 1888. He was appointed to the Panama Canal Commission by Teddy Roosevelt. 53-54pp. Both volumes housed in worn slipcases.. Limited Edition. Blue, Green Cloth. Fine/In Slipcase. Thin Octavo.
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