Lot 26
Jefferson, Thomas - First Collected Edition of Jefferson's Papers, With the Rare Prospectus. Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Charlottesville, 1829. Four vols, 8vo. Edited by Thomas J. Randolph. Folding facsimile of Jefferson's early handwritten draft of the Declaration of Independence at end of Vol. IV. First Edition. Original boards, untrimmed, soiled, some dampstaining, spine labels worn. Toning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's name and some pencil markings on endpage of Vol. I. Accompanied by the very rare prospectus and subscriber sheet, explaining the circumstances of the work's publication, noting that the Declaration facsimile will be included, "with the amendments and additions of the committee, in the hand writing of each," and that it will cost $10 in boards with cloth backs. There are columns for subscribers' names, residence, and the number of copies ordered. The address leaf of the prospectus is addressed to Dabney S. Carr [1802-1854] who was a newspaper publisher, diplomat, and Thomas Jefferson's grand-nephew. Howe R-60. Estimate Value $700 - UP
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