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ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY The Wants of Man, A Poem
Imprint Society. Barre, Massachusetts. 1972.. Cloth in Slip Case, 5 1/4 x 9. No. 562 of 1000 copies. From the title page: "Written in 1840, first published in 1841, frequently reprinted, and now reissued with an Introduction by L. H. Butterfield.." Gilt lettering book spine. Slip case decorated with illustration of Adams on front and rear; some smudges front cover. The Introduction notes that Adams "aspired to fame as a poet". Among his historical documents .."is a vast literary miscellany that includes verse composition books beginning in 1784, when he was sixteen or seventeen, and extending until his death in 1848, when he was approaching eighty-one".
Offered for US$ 25.00 by: Barry Cassidy Rare Books - Book number: 837
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