Jefferson at Monticello. The Private Life of Thomas Jefferson, from Entirely New Materials.

PIERSON, Hamilton W. [Thomas Jefferson].

$475.00

Item Number: 147407

New York: Charles Scribner, 1862.

First edition of this exceptional biographical work on Thomas Jefferson. Royal octavo, original publisher’s cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Monticello. In good condition with some bumping to the foot of the spine, scattered toning throughout, stamp to the front free endpaper, bookplates and bookplate remnants to the front and rear pastedown.

American Founding Father Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809. Prior to his presidency, he was elected the second Vice President of the United States, serving under John Adams from 1797 to 1801. A proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights motivating American colonists to break from Great Britain and form a new nation, he produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national level. Jefferson was an avid bibliophile and, by the end of his life, had amassed a large library and wine collection.