Book of the Signers;

Item #81171

(BROTHERHEAD, William. ed.). The Book of the Signers; containing Fac-Simile Letters of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Phila: William Brotherhead, 1861. 4to. 1st ed. 114pp + 1 advert. Plates. illus. Orig. blindstamped boards, rebacked. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, gift inscription to Richard Stockton Field to Thomas Jay Smith on front free endpaper. Minor foxing throughout, first 15 leaves have some minor soiling toward the spine, else very good. $400.00 Richard Stockton Field was a senator from New Jersey whose ancestor, Richard Stockton, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. John Jay Smith was a descendant of James Logan and was the librarian of the Library Company of Philadelphia.

Price: $400.00