(PRESIDENTS) Adams John Quincy Oration on the Life and Chara

Sale 2444 - Lot 245

Price Realized: $ 3,500

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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR (PRESIDENTS.) Adams, John Quincy. Oration on the Life and Character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette. 94 pages. 8vo, contemporary calf gilt, rebacked, moderate wear; inscribed by John Quincy Adams to James Moorhead on title page, Moorhead's inked stamp on front free endpaper, 1857 pencil gift inscription on verso of title page. Washington, 1835

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The inscribee was a Pennsylvania newspaper editor who had corresponded with Adams. Provenance: Christie's New York sale, 22 May 2000, lot 6. Sabin 295; Shaw & Shoemaker 29946.