Sale 15BP01 | Lot 49

JEFFERSON, THOMAS Notes on the State of Virginia

Catalogue: Rare Books, Autographs & Photographs
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JEFFERSON, THOMAS Notes on the State of Virginia

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Lot 49
JEFFERSON, THOMAS Notes on the State of Virginia. Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, November 12, 1794. Second American edition. Co...
. Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, November 12, 1794. Second American edition. Contemporary calf. 7 3/4 x 4 5/8 inches (20 x 11.5 cm); 336 pp., with folding table, lacks map. Boards detached and binding worn, signature to title "Henry Remsen 1795," stamp to title and ink numbering to verso, a few spots but clean overall, lacks map as noted.
A fine association copy as Henry Remsen, Jr. (1762-1843) was Thomas Jefferson's personal secretary during his tenure as Secretary of State in the period just before the printing of this second edition. Evans 27162; Howes J78; Sabin 35898.

For a map of Virginia which is similar to the map lacking here, please see the Maps section of this catalogue.


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