Pair of signed books: The Golden Treasury and The Golden Treasury: Second Series. Later printing. London: Macmillan and Co., 1908. Hardcover, 4 x 6, 387 and 279 pages, respectively. Identically signed and inscribed on the first free end page of both books in black ink as president, “Mrs. M. A. Hurlbert, from Woodrow Wilson, 26 May, 1913, Many happy returns of the day!” Autographic condition: fine. Golden Treasury book condition: VG-/None. Second series book condition: G+/None. These books were presented to Mary Allen Hulbert, a close friend of Wilson and reportedly his mistress, with whom he had established a relationship in 1907 when they met in Bermuda. Research via the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library shows that Hulbert was a guest at the White House from May 9–16, 1913. A remarkable association between Wilson and his mistress from a presidency that generally remained free of scandal.
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