John Adams: Volumes 1 and II.
"whose interests comprehend both science and the arts with affectionate regards. May they live as long and delight in each other as much as did John and Abigail": First Editions of Page Smith's classic work John Adams, Lengthily inscribed by Him in Volume I
John Adams: Volumes 1 and II.
SMITH, Page.
Item Number: 111367
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1962.
First editions of Smith’s classic biography of the second President of the United States. Octavo, 2 volumes. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper of volume I, “Inscribed for Eunice, a great teacher, and Tully whose interests comprehend both science and the arts with affectionate regards. May they live as long and delight in each other as much as did John and Abigail. Page Smith January 1963 Forgive the long inscription- it’s a long book.” Near fine in near fine price-clipped dust jackets.
This is the first biography of John Adams to be written since the great treasury of his papers and letters became available to scholars. Adams was one of the saltiest and most perceptive diarists and letterwriters in our history, and these volumes illuminate the character of a man who was, even in his lifetime, a symbol of New England and America.
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