[Rarebooks] FS: From the Library of James Buchanan, SIGNED by the President, price reduced
Charles Agvent
charles at charlesagvent.com
Thu Sep 28 11:44:45 EDT 2017
Price reduced to $2400 NET
[BUCHANAN, James] GRAYDON, William. FORMS OF CONVEYANCING; AND OF
PRACTICE, IN VARIOUS COURTS, AND PUBLIC OFFICES. Volume II (only) of two
volumes. Harrisburgh, PA: John Wyeth, 1811. First Edition. Octavo (5" x
8-1/4") bound in contemporary calf leather recently rebacked retaining
the original spine and gilt-stamped burgundy morocco spine label. The
second volume of two, but this copy belonged to President James Buchanan
and is SIGNED by him, clearly and darkly, on top of the title page.
Books signed by Buchanan are hard to come by. Light to moderate foxing
throughout. Very Good.
Buchanan is the only president from Pennsylvania and the only president
who remained a lifelong bachelor. Much speculation has been made about
Buchanan's sexual orientation based largely on his close and intimate
relationship with William Rufus King (who became Vice President under
Franklin Pierce). The two men lived together for 13 years from 1840
until King's death in 1853. They attended events together and were both
said to have "effeminate" manners. Contemporaries noted their close
connection. Andrew Jackson dubbed them "Miss Nancy" and "Aunt Fancy."
The two men's nieces destroyed most of their uncles' correspondence
after their deaths. (#013842) $3,500.00
https://www.charlesagvent.com/shop/agvent/013842.html
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