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Title: Beauties of the Hon. Henry Clay to Which Is Added, a Biographical and Critical Essay
Description: New York, Edward Walker, 1839. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this detailed study on the life and works of American lawyer and statesman Henry Clay Sr. First edition. Very scarce. A detailed study of the life and work of Henry Clay Sr. an American lawyer and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, and unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 elections. With chapters on national glory, the rise of parties, transactions of Europe, agricultural claims, labor as the source of wealth, taxation, the powers of government, domestic manufacturers, colonization, the opposition of banks, the American system, and more. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light age toning to the extremities. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown with light spotting to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Keywords: Beauties Clay Biographical Critical Clay None


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