The Works of Daniel Webster.
by Webster, Daniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1851. The subscriber's edition of the works of Daniel Webster, signed by Webster in the first volume. Octavo, 6 volumes, bound in original cloth, frontispiece, and one other plate. In near fine condition. Daniel Webster was a lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the 14th and 19th U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. Webster was one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, arguing over 200 cases before the Supreme Court in his career. During his life, Webster had been a member of the Federalist Party, the National Republican Party, and the Whig Party. He was among the three members of the Great Triumvirate alongside Henry Clay and vice president John C. Calhoun.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 141456
- Title
- The Works of Daniel Webster.
- Author
- Webster, Daniel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles C. Little and James Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1851
- Keywords
- Daniel Webster Autograph, The Works of Daniel Webster First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Fine
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...