“THE DEFINITIVE EDITION” OF JEFFERSON’S WRITINGS, VERY HANDSOMELY BOUND

JEFFERSON, Thomas. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson. Washington, D.C.: The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association, 1907. Twenty volumes bound in ten. Octavo, modern three-quarter brown morocco gilt, raised bands, top edges gilt. $9200.

“The Definitive Edition” of the Writings of Thomas Jefferson, with numerous illustrations and facsimiles of important documents, including a draft of the Declaration of Independence, very handsomely bound.

This comprehensive collection includes for the first time in their entirety, Jefferson's autobiography, Notes on the State of Virginia, his parliamentary manual, official papers, messages and addresses, and other writing both official and private, including correspondence; the last volume contains a facsimile of the entire "Jefferson Bible," Jefferson's own revision of the bible that focuses on the doctrines of Jesus and excludes all miracles and discussion of Jesus' divinity. Editors Andrew Lipscomb and Albert Ellery Bergh also provide a comprehensive analytical index.

Fine condition.