Add this copy of Memoirs of the Hon. Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of to cart. $236.25, good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1809 by Printed for the Purchasers.
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Seller's Description:
Condition is good as follows: Olive green library cloth (ancient) with small "s" on mid-spine of each volume, as well as faint printed call numbers and name of former institution. Mostly uniform age-toning with scattered foxing. A few tiny dogears in... Old olive library cloth. Two volumes, title page replaced with typewritten tp in Volume 1. Vol. 1: iii, iv (since title page lacks), 404 pp. Vol. 2: ii, 434 pp. A rare set, sold with all faults as described. An excellent reading or reference set, not for the overly discerning collector however. Could easily be rebound. Appears to have been printed in New York. Howes describes this rare work as "Venomously critical; said to have been suppressed" due to its scathing description of Jefferson's years in public office and his foreign policy once president. A book with a curious history. It was copyrighted by "Thomas Hall" but contains neither the author's nor the printer's name. Tompkins 27: "Suppressed by the printers on account of the libels it contained. Parton calls them 'two octavo volumes of vituperation. ' " It is said that the printer, fearing the libel law, submitted the book to a lawyer, Samuel M. Hopkins of Auburn, who, after reading 20 or 30 pages, reported that he found an average of a libel per page. Howes C164; Sabin 11004; Shaw & Shoemaker 17514.
Add this copy of Memoirs of the Hon. Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of to cart. $2,500.00, very good condition, Sold by The History Place rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Palestine, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1809 by Published For The Subscribers.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good Plus. An excellent set of this scarce Jefferson title. Two Volumes. Bound in three quarter leather, marbled paper covered boards. Nicely rebound at an early date. Ribbed spines. Gold graphics remain bright on the spines. The bindings are tight on both books. Both books show moderate age toning with some damp stains. The name of William Washington, Jr. on the top of the title page of each book. Notes and marks in the margins of both books in Washington's handwriting. This set comes from the library of Adlai Stevenson III, former United States Senator from Illinois. He inherited the books from his father, Adlai Stevenson II, candidate of the democratic Party for President in 1952 and 1956. The books very likely came to him from the library of his father, Adlai Stevenson I, Vice President of the United States under Grover Cleveland.
