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Sale 1097 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 8, 2022
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[POLK, James K. (1795-1849), his copy]. CLARKE, M. St. Clair and David A. HALL. Cases of Contested Elections in Congress, from the year 1789 to 1834, Inclusive. Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1834.
8vo (226 x 140 mm). (Some minor spotting or browning, title leaf reinforced gutter margin.) Contemporary sheep, red morocco lettering-piece gilt (spine repaired preserving portion of original spine, some light wear). Provenance: Tennessee State Library (stamps lower margin title-page and a few other leaves).
FIRST EDITON, JAMES K. POLK'S COPY SIGNED ON THE TITLE-PAGE ("J. K. Polk"), from his legal library. Polk studied law in the office of Tennessee's top criminal attorney Felix Grundy, who would later serve as U. S. Attorney General. After establishing his own legal practice, Polk began his political career at the age of 28, being elected to the Tennessee House.
Sabin 13437.
Property from the Patrick Atkinson Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota