[Rarebooks] FS: INSCRIBED John Quincy Adams ORATION ON THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF LAFAYETTE

[Charles Agvent]

ADAMS, John Quincy. ORATION ON THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF GILBERT MOTIER 
DE LAFAYETTE... Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1835. First Edition. 
Contemporary full red straight-grained morocco nicely and professionally 
rebacked. Original blue wrappers bound in. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the 
front blue wrapper: "The Lawrenceville Lyceum/from/John Quincy Adams." 
Books inscribed by Adams are quite uncommon. THIS TITLE IS MOST OFTEN 
FOUND SIGNED ON A PRESENTATION SLIP PASTED OR TIPPED INTO THE BOOK 
RATHER THAN IN THE ACTUAL BOOK AS IT IS HERE. THAT, OF COURSE, DOES NOT 
EQUATE TO A SIGNED BOOK BUT RATHER TO AN AUTOGRAPH ADDED TO THE BOOK. 
DON'T BE MISLED. On the first blank is an ink Lyceum Library notation 
dated 1836, and there is a faint "withdrawn" stamp on the front endpaper 
well below Adams's writing. Also below it are a number of pencil names. 
At the rear are two pencil notations regarding Adams's presention of the 
book to the Lyceum on 19 March 1836. Near Fine and scarce.

The first child of a president to become a president, the first 
president to be a published poet, and the first president to be 
photographed, Adams was certainly one of our most intelligent presidents 
and one of the greatest humanitarians to hold that office. He is perhaps 
best known for two accomplishments outside his term: the authorship of 
the Monroe Doctrine as secretary of state and his heroic, successful 
argument before the Supreme Court to free the Amistad slaves. 
(#014102)        $15,000.00

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