| Search Antiqbook |
Ask a question or
Order this book
Browse our books
Search our books
Book dealer info
[EATON, JOHN HENRY.] The life of … comprising a history of the war in the South, from the commencement of the Creek campaign, to the termination of hostilities before New Orleans.
Philadelphia, Samuel F. Bradford, 1824. Second edition, 8vo, pp. vii, [1], 468; frontis. engraving of Jackson; ex- library copy with usual markings, bookplate of James J. Hill, pages foxed, hinges cracked, extremities rubbed, one signature starting, joints and spine rubbed, small chips in spine; good in contemporary quarter brown morocco over pink soiled boards, printed paper label on spine. First published in 1817, this biography was most likely reprinted in 1824 to create popular support for Jackson's presidential campaign against John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay. Eaton, a senator from Tennessee and a close friend of Jackson, was a political supporter and leader of Jackson's 1824 and 1828 campaigns. John Reid was a co-author of this biography; his name was removed from the title-page for the second edition. Field 480; Sabin 21731; Howes R-171.
Offered for US$ 225.00 by: Rulon-Miller Books ABAA/ILAB - Book number: 12414