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267 pages; tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) philosopher "...Jefferson preserved his serene faith in freedom, enlightenment, and the progress of humanity..." (Merrill D. Peterson in the ANB); interesting provenance with the front endpaper in manuscript, "The property of the Library Company of Southampton..." with some return 'rules' stated and their number for the book in script - we are unaware of any such organization and was probably a short-lived experiment in the this Long Island, New York township in an effort to imitate the much more prestigious Library Company of Philadelphia - this evidently being a private lending library of similar sort and with no markings in the text or binding; bound in the original full polished brown leather, simple gilt rules on spine, red leather spine label with gilt titles; some edge, tips wear and scuffing to the boards, a little splaying, flaking at hinges; some foxing and spotting, dampstaining to text, mostly at beginning leaves, otherwise, solidly bound and in good condition.
The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Author of the Declaration of Independence, and Third President of the United States.
Linn, William
Ithaca New York: Mack & Andrus, 1834.
Price: $250.00
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