Description:
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Notes on the State of Virginia. Philadelphia: for Mathew Carey, 12 November 1794.
Second American edition, lacking the map, folding typographical table present between pages 134 and 135; mostly printed on pale bluish paper, bound in full contemporary sheepskin, some spotting to contents and a few contemporary marks in ink; ex libris Fitchburg Historical Society, withdrawn, 8 x 4 3/4 in.
Estimate $500-700
A2, B-Z4, Aa-Uu4.
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