Jefferson, Thomas NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA; WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1781, SOMEWHAT CORRECTED AND ENLARGED IN THE WINTER OF 1782, FOR THE USE OF A FOREIGNER OF DISTINCTION, IN ANSWER TO CERTAIN QUERIES PROPOSED BY HIM. [PARIS: FOR THE AUTHOR BY PHILIPPE-DENIS PIERRES,] 1782 [I.E., 1785] 8vo (7 3/4 x 5 in.; 197 x 126 mm). Full-page woodcut plan of "Madison's cave," manuscript deletion in Jefferson's hand on p. 5 and remnant of autograph note on p. 225 (see below); R5 with top fore-edge corner lost costing one letter of text, lacking folding letterpress table found in some copies, lower margin of P1 torn away not affecting printed text but costing most of a note by Jefferson, marginal staining and soiling. Contemporary American calf, covers with a gilt roll tool border, flat spine gilt-ruled into six compartments with dark red morocco label; lightly worn with loss to head and foot of spine, restored. Housed in a modern full black morocco box.
Jefferson, Thomas NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA; WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1781, SOMEWHAT CORRECTED AND ENLARGED IN THE WINTER OF 1782, FOR THE USE OF A FOREIGNER OF DISTINCTION, IN ANSWER TO CERTAIN QUERIES PROPOSED BY HIM. [PARIS: FOR THE AUTHOR BY PHILIPPE-DENIS PIERRES,] 1782 [I.E., 1785] 8vo (7 3/4 x 5 in.; 197 x 126 mm). Full-page woodcut plan of "Madison's cave," manuscript deletion in Jefferson's hand on p. 5 and remnant of autograph note on p. 225 (see below); R5 with top fore-edge corner lost costing one letter of text, lacking folding letterpress table found in some copies, lower margin of P1 torn away not affecting printed text but costing most of a note by Jefferson, marginal staining and soiling. Contemporary American calf, covers with a gilt roll tool border, flat spine gilt-ruled into six compartments with dark red morocco label; lightly worn with loss to head and foot of spine, restored. Housed in a modern full black morocco box.
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