NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA
by Jefferson, Thomas
- Used
- Condition
- Good binding
- Seller
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, 1794. Full Leather. Good binding. Octavo. [4], 336 pp., folding table. Second American edition. Bound in contemporary calf with morocco title label on the spine; this copy is lacking the folding map of Virginia as is so often the case. Darkening from desiccation to the base of the spine and onto the rear board; joints are starting to separate, but boards are holding well; covers are splayed; institutional bookplate on the front pastedown otherwise contents are clean and binding sound.
"A comprehensive and very valuable description of the natural history, economic resources, and social condition of Virginia, drawn up in the form of answers to queries presented by Barbe de Marbois. . . . The answer to the 18th query contains his famous denunciation of slavery; that to the 17th his defense of liberty of conscience" Larned 1374. An early edition of an important work. Evans 27162; Howes J-78; Sabin 35898.
"A comprehensive and very valuable description of the natural history, economic resources, and social condition of Virginia, drawn up in the form of answers to queries presented by Barbe de Marbois. . . . The answer to the 18th query contains his famous denunciation of slavery; that to the 17th his defense of liberty of conscience" Larned 1374. An early edition of an important work. Evans 27162; Howes J-78; Sabin 35898.
Synopsis
Jefferson’s chronicle of the natural, social, and political history of Virginia is at once a scientific discourse, an attempt to define America, and a brilliant examination of the idea of freedom.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6478
- Title
- NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA
- Author
- Jefferson, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Mathew Carey
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1794
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; History--U.S; Rare Book Room;
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Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...