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Sale 1097 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 8, 2022
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Nov 9, 2022
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ADAMS, John Quincy (1767-1848). An Oration Delivered before the Inhabitants of the Town of Newburyport, at their Request, on the Sixty-First Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1837. Newburyport: Morss and Brewster, Newburyport Herald Office, 1837.
12mo (209 x 130 mm). 68pp. (Some spotting.) Original printed wrappers (lacking backstrip, front wrapper trimmed and tipped to title-page); custom slipcase. Provenance: Mrs. Dexter (presentation inscription from Adams); E. V. Heise (booksellers' description, sold the Lincoln Library, Shippensburg, PA, 6 April 1943); Henry E. Luhrs (sold 2007).
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY ADAMS to Mrs. Dexter: "Mrs. Dexter from John Quincy Adams." In his oration, Adams discusses the history of the independence movement, finding support from the Declaration of Independence, attacking nullification and states’ rights, condemning slavery, and supporting free speech. Sabin 294.
Property from the Patrick Atkinson Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota