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Oration of the life and character of Gilbert Motier De Lafayette...In the house of Representatives

Oration of the life and character of Gilbert Motier De Lafayette...In the house of Representatives

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Oration of the life and character of Gilbert Motier De Lafayette...In the house of Representatives

by ADAMS, John Quincy

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Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1835. FIRST EDITION -- AN INSCRIBED COPY. Contemporary straight grain morocco, rebacked. An excellent copy inscribed to David Potts Jun from John Quincy Adams on a presentation slip inserted before the title page, and with the ownership signature of Ralph R. Ritzman on the fly-leaf. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, of Adams' biography of Gilbert du Motier (1757-1834), until June of 1790 the marquis de La Fayette. Lafayette was a French military officer who participated in both the American and French revolutions. As a result of his services, he was twice granted Honorary Citizenship of the United States, once in 1824 and again, posthumously, in 2002, one of only six persons to be so honored.

Books inscribed by Adams (1767-1848) are quite scarce. It is probable that the presentation leaf was placed into the book at the original binding, as it contains heavy offsetting from the title. Potts (ca. 1794-1863) was elected to the State House of Representatives of Pennsylvania before being elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the twenty-second through twenty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1831-March 3, 1839).

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Oration of the life and character of Gilbert Motier De Lafayette...In the house of Representatives
Author
ADAMS, John Quincy
Book Condition
Used
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Edition
FIRST EDITION -- AN INSCRIBED COPY
Publisher
Gales and Seaton
Place of Publication
Washington
Date Published
1835
Keywords
americana, president, presentation and association copies, biography, american imprints, 19th century

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Fly-Leaf
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Inscribed
When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
Title Page
A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Rebacked
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First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...

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