[Rarebooks] FS: INSCRIBED John Quincy Adams ORATION ON LAFAYETTE

[Charles Agvent]

ADAMS, John Quincy. ORATION ON THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF GILBERT MOTIER 
DE LAFAYETTE... Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1835. First Edition. 
Original printed blue wrappers; 94 pages. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the 
front blue wrapper: "Revd. William Hawley/from/J. Q. Adams." Adams had 
written "Joseph" which is crossed out with "William," possibly in 
another hand, written above it. Hawley was the second Rector of St. 
John's Church in Washington, D.C., a church where every president since 
James Madison has attended services. Hawley baptized and married African 
Americans of all legal statuses when he led the Church from 1817 to 
1845. He also performed the marriage for John Quincy Adams's son John. 
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. 
Some light pencil markings to text, rather even browning to pages. 
Slight loss of paper at the spine. 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. 
(#018977)        $15,000.00

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