Works by Webster Daniel, Signed (8 results)

This is a SIGNED copy of Volume I from "The Works of Daniel Webster" - Webster's hand signature appears in ink on the "Subscriber's Copy" page at the front. 1851; Charles C. Little and James Brown; Boston. The prestigious "Subscriber's Edition" was a limited first collected edition of Webster's works. The sets were issued specifically to subscriber's who pre-ordered. This is Volume I only of the six-volume set - only Volume I contains Webster's signature. Three-quarter leather binding with marbled covers, and gilt lettering with five raised bands on the spine. There is an engraved frontispiece portrait of Webster, as well as an engraving of the "Birth Place of Daniel Webster - Salisbury, N.H." The contents of Volume I are grouped as follows: Biographical Memoir of Daniel Webster; First Settlement of New England; The Bunker Hill Monument; The Completion of the Bunker Hill Monument; Adams and Jefferson; The Election of 1825; Dinner at Faneuil Hall; The Boston Mechanics' Institution; Public Dinner at New York; The Character of Washington; National Republican Convention at Worcester; Reception at Buffalo; Reception at Pittsburg; Reception at Bangor; Presentation of a Vase; Reception at New York; Reception at Wheeling; Reception at Madison; Public Dinner in Faneuil Hall; Royal Agricultural Society; The Agriculture of England. Condition: Some fading and scratches to the marbled paper on the back cover. Bright gilt lettering on the spine. Light wear to the cover corner tips. There is a crack at the front hinge between the end paper and pastedown - despite the crack, the front cover is still firmly attached and is not shaky. The back cover is firmly attached. The frontispiece engraving of Webster and the preceding end paper have nearly detached and are only holding at the bottom string. Nice interior - the pages are mostly clean with only occasional mild foxing, though a bit heavier foxing to the engraving of Webster's Birth Place and to the tissue guard over it. Webster's hand signature in ink appears on the "Subscriber's Copy" page at the front. There are a few tiny cloth tears at the left and right edges of the spine. Overall the book is in Good- condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Complete in 6 volumes. Original brown stamped cloth in plastic dust jackets. First Edition. Subscribers Edition signed in ink by Webster. Webster and Edward Everett were considered the two greatest orators of their age. In 1959, the Senate named Webster one of the five greatest senators in American history. Few leaves of foxing, Near Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 6 volumes. This is a mixed set. Volumes 1 and 2 are from the Subscriber's Edition. Volumes 3-6 are from the trade edition. They are identical (both printed in 1851) except for a single page inserted at the front of volume 1 that says "Subscriber's Copy" with Webster's signature on it. Volumes 1 and 2 are faded and sunned. Volumes 3-6 are crisp and clean, with bright lettering on the spine. All bindings tight and text blocks tight and clean. Approx. 450 pages in each volume. The first two volume have early ownership names at the front "Theodore Dehon and Edward Blake. Volumes 3-6 have bookplates from W.P. Beckwith and ownership name "H.A. Brigham" on the front endpapers. Please email with questions or to request photos. Extra shipping will be required because this is a heavy 6 volume set. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; Subscriber's edition signed by Webster. 6 volume set bound in cloth with very light rubbing and wear. All interiors very clean and tight. ; Signed by Author.

The subscriber's edition of the works of Daniel Webster, signed by Webster in the first volume. Octavo, 6 volumes, bound in original cloth, frontispiece, and one other plate. In near fine condition. Daniel Webster was a lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the 14th and 19th U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. Webster was one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, arguing over 200 cases before the Supreme Court in his career. During his life, Webster had been a member of the Federalist Party, the National Republican Party, and the Whig Party. He was among the three members of the Great Triumvirate alongside Henry Clay and vice president John C. Calhoun.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Original cloth with 5 (of 6) volumes, lacking the second volume and with volumes 3 and 5 supplied from another set. Illustrated with plates. A presentation copy with a 34-word SIGNED INSCRIPTION by the author to William Judson in the first volume. While the signed Subscriber's Edition is fairly common, inscribed sets of Webster's works are rather scarce.

First Edition. THE WORKS OF DANIEL WEBSTER, Little, Brown, 1851, first edition, volume one only of six, wear to the fore edge corner tips, chipping to the head of the spine missing the top 1/4 inch, glossy stain to 1/3 of the front cover, else a good copy with near fine contents. Signed by the author on the Subscribers page. Perhaps a good candidate for those having only volumes 2 through 6 which need rebinding.

First Edition. WEBSTER, Daniel. The Works. WITH: The Private Correspondence. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown; Little, Brown and Co., 1851, 1857. Eight volumes. Octavo, contemporary three-quarter brown calf, raised bands, elaborately gilt-decorated spines, green and blue morocco spine labels, marbled boards, endpapers and edges. $2200.First collected edition, subscriber's copy, of the towering statesman's speeches, legal arguments, papers and correspondence, signed by Webster on the subscription page, together with the first collected edition of his private correspondence, handsomely bound.One of the most important statesmen in American history and "unquestionably the greatest of American orators" (Cambridge Biographical Dictionary), Webster served as congressman, senator, secretary of state and presidential nominee. His arguments before the Supreme Court in such cases as McCulloch v. Maryland, Gibbons v. Ogden, Dartmouth College v. Woodward shaped fundamental principles of American constitutional law. "Webster's remarkable political, diplomatic and legal careers were aided by his intellectual brilliance and personal magnetism. He contributed significantly to the concept of American nationality, to the idea of a perpetual Union, to perspectives on economic growth, to a modern legal system and to the rising importance of the United States in foreign relations" (ANB). This set of Webster's works includes his congressional speeches and public addresses, legal arguments, diplomatic and official papers and miscellaneous letters, as well as a biographical memoir by Edward Everett. Works with two engravings in Volume I; Correspondence with engraved frontispiece in both volumes. Moser 90, 101. Interior fine, with only light marginal dampstaining to first few leaves of Volume I, mild foxing to plates in the Correspondence; handsome binding with light wear to extremities, mild fading to spine labels. A near-fine signed copy. Signed.