Description: The Life of Gouverneur Morris; with Selections from His Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, 3 Vols., by Jared Sparks, Gray & Bowen, Boston, MA, 1832, 517pp, 531pp, 520pp, 3/4 leather, 6 x 8.5", 8vo Poor condition/as is. Front and rear boards completely detached from binding on all three volumes. Wear and scuffing to boards, including redrot on spines. Marbling on boards, fore edges, and pastedowns. Spines are cracked and chipped, mostly illegible. Vol. 1 also has remnants of library sticker. Tips are bumped with exposed boards. Binding intact. Toning throughout. Some instances of age-staining and tea-staining. Some marginalia on endpapers. Frontispiece in volume 1. Remnants of ownership by Westfield Atheneum Free Public Library in Westfield, Mass. Please see photos and ask any questions prior to purchasing. Gouverneur Morris (January 30, 1752 - November 6, 1816) was known as "the Penman of the Constitution", contributing in multiple ways to building the core foundation of American government. A member of one of New York's prominent Tory families, Morris abandoned his British allegiances and devoted himself fully to the American revolutionary cause. Morris utilized his voice in the Continental Congress to assist General George Washington in reforming and financing the American military. The volumes in this listing include numerous correspondences with President George Washington as well as Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. FORN-MSB-0124-0766-JC36
Price: 200 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Binding: 3/4 leather
Language: English
Special Attributes: Ex-Library
Author: Jared Sparks
Publisher: Gray & Bowen
Topic: Historical
Subject: Biography & Autobiography
Original/Facsimile: Original
