This Founding Father of the U.S. served as fifth president (1817-25), but was a Renaissance statesman who also served as (reverse order) eighth secretary of war, seventh secretary of state, twelfth and sixteenth governor of Virginia, U.S. minister to the United Kingdom and to France, and senator from Virginia. Bold..... More
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1904. Hardcover. Compiled by Worthington Chauncey Ford. Small 4to. Burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering. 114pp. Captioned tissue-guarded 12pp frontispiece. Near fine. Superb, tight and bright first edition of this chronological listing of documents -- uncut, further testament to its exceptional condition. In addition, tipped..... More