Selection of the Patriotic Addresses to the President
Item #84248
(ADAMS, John). [AUSTIN, William, ed.]. A Selection of the Patriotic Addresses to the President of the United States. Together with the President's Answers. Boston: John W. Folsom, 1798. 360pp. Modern cloth, retaining orig. morocco spine label. Professional repairs to fill in losses to orig. flyleaf and final subscriber leaf, thereby preserving contemporary inscriptions. Mild toning and foxing, else very good. Sabin 259. Evans 33345 names William Austin (1778-1841) as the editor, then a fresh Harvard graduate and later the author of the Peter Rugg stories that were so influential for Nathaniel Hawthorne. Consists of letters to Pres. Adams and his replies, mostly having to do with US-French relations. With the list of subscribers in the rear.
Price: $250.00