Eloquence of the United States in Five Volumes
In Five Volumes Middleton, Conn. E & H Clark, 1827.
First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 5 volumes: Volume 1: viii, 507pp; Volume 2: 516 pages; Volume 3: 524 pages; Volume 4 508pp; Volume 5: 528 pages. Original publisher tan paper covered boards with paper title labels on brown cloth spines. Newer front and rear end sheets added for each volume. Shelf and light edge wear to boards. Light spotting to cloth spines. Light to moderate scattered foxing to contents. Foredges untrimmed. Dates for each volume hand written on title labels. Volume 1 covers speeches from 1787 to 1797; volume 2 from 1798 to 1811; volume 3 from 1813 to 1824; volume 4 from 1804 to 1827; and volume 5 1772 to 1826. Contents of each volume are listed in front. There is no index or illustrations. Period signature of James K Brice located on three of the five title pages and on the first speech page of volume 2. Good. Item #10338
Price: $600.00