Documents and Books by U.S. Presidents » Thomas Jefferson

Notes on The State of Virginia

rlazof — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:24:06 +0000

1. Notes on The State of Virginia, written largely in 1781 published in Paris and then London in the format of a series of questions and answers to in part refute the then current “scientific” thought advanced by Buffon and others that the flora and fauna of the Americas were necessarily degenerate when compared to that of Europe, published in 1788, Prichard and Hall, Philadelphia, 1st American Edition. F230.J47 (7 3/4” x 5” x 1”) Rare Very Good.

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A Manual of Parliamentary Practice

rlazof — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:29:11 +0000

2. A Manual of Parliamentary Practice, composed by Jefferson for the use of the United States Senate, published 1822, Gates & Seaton, 1st Edition, (6 1/4” x 4” x 3/4”) Rare Very Good.

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Jefferson’s Correspondence

rlazof — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:09:53 +0000

3. Jefferson’s Correspondence (The Writings of Thomas Jefferson), letters composed by Jefferson compiled and edited by his nephew Thomas Jefferson Randolph , published 1829, F. Carr and Company, 1st Edition, 4 volumes (8 1/2” x 5 1/2” x 1 1/2”) Rare Near Fine.

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