[JEFFERSON, Thomas] LEE, Henry, Jr

OBSERVATIONS ON THE WRITINGS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE ATTACK THEY CONTAIN ON THE MEMORY OF THE LATE GEN. HENRY LEE. IN A SERIES OF LETTERS, BY H. LEE

Philadelphia: J. Dobson; Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.; Carey & Hart, 1839. Second Edition. Hardcover. Modern cloth with later marbled endpapers; [ii], xix, [i], 5-262 pages. Introduction and notes by Charles Carter Lee, brother of Confederate general Robert Lee. The correspondence contains much material on Washington, Hamilton, Burr, Madison, and John Jay, among others. HOWES L-205: "The original edition [1832] was suppressed and most copies destroyed." Tasteful bookplate on the front endpaper. Moderate, even foxing throughout. Very Good. Item #020197

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