Lot 355
Huntington, Samuel (1732-1796) Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Governor of Connecticut, seventh President of the Continental Congress, first President of the United States in Congress Assembled, and Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Leather-bound volume, Memoirs of the Life and Reign of Frederick the Third, King of Prussia by Joseph Towers, signed on one of the front end pages, "Saml Huntington's book / Norwich 1790 / price 9/6." Signed just below by Colbert Huntington, son of Samuel's nephew and adopted son Samuel Huntington, Jr. The book was published in Dublin and Printed For Mess. White, Byrne, and Jones, 1789, 8" x 5½", 471pp. The replaced spine has a title label and gold-stamped decorations. One small filled-in paper loss below signtures but not affecting them.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
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