FIRST EDITION OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS’ ORATION ON LAFAYETTE, 1835, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY ADAMS
ADAMS, John Quincy. Oration on the Life and Character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette. Washington, 1835.
First edition of Adams' stirring Oration honoring Lafayette following his death at the age of 78, delivered by Adams before Congress on December 31, 1834, inscribed on tipped-in leaf (as always), "Nathaniel P. Tallmadge from John Quincy Adams." Recipient Tallmadge was a U.S. Senator. In the original presentation morocco-gilt binding. $16,500.
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