Early edition. Paged as [2], i-viii, 9-191, [1], 194-432. Hardcover: H 19.75cm x L 13.75cm. Original dark brown cloth; boards rubbed with light staining and worn corners; spine ends frayed with short surface tear to cloth at heel; spine decorated with still fairly bright (but not vibrant) gilt stamped lettering and border at head with Capitol building vignette at heel. Edges toned; moisture stain upon top edge which affects preliminary and terminal pages; some soiling and pencil markings on front and rear yellow endpapers; some rear leaves affected by light moisture stain at fore-edge margins. Strong foxing to unpaged pictorial title leaf and to adjoining front flyleaf verso; lighter foxing to adjoining title page. Interior text leaves remain quite clean with only occasional foxing spots. Top corner of pages 335-336 creased from past fold-down. Binding remains quite crisp. Still an attractive very good- copy. A posthumous book by John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) with text comprised of reprints of Adams' "Eulogy on the Life and Character of James Madison" (published 1836) and "Eulogy on the Life and Character of James Monroe" (published 1831). The book includes two sections titled "Notices of the Administration" (re: Madison, pages 105-191, and Monroe, pages 297-432) which were authored by an anonymous editor. OCLC cites a total of three 1850 editions with the others being a dual Boston-Buffalo imprint of Phillips, Sampson & Co.- Geo. H. Derby and Co. and a dual Buffalo-Cincinnati imprint for Geo. H. Derby and Co.-H.W. Derby and Co. A Philadelphia imprint by J.L. Gihon was published in 1854.

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THE LIVES OF JAMES MADISON AND JAMES MONROE, FOURTH AND FIFTH PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, BY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. WITH HISTORICAL NOTICES ON THEIR ADMINISTRATIONS. (Spine title: "The Lives and Madison and Monroe.")

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Rochester, NY - Buffalo, NY: Erastus Darrow, Publisher - Geo. H. Derby and Co. [George H. Derby], 1850.

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DAVID HALLINAN, BOOKSELLER - specializing in out-of-print, uncommon, and scarce books in all subjects. Mailing address is PO BOX 463, COLUMBUS, MS 39703. Inventory available for inspection at a local antique mall generally from 10am-5pm Tuesday thru Saturday.

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