Notes on the State of Virginia [First American Edition] Jefferson, Thomas American History,Americana,Essays/Speeches,Government/Law,History

Thomas Jefferson. Notes on the State of Virginia. Philadelphia: Prichard and Hall, 1788. First American edition. Octavo. 244pp. Includes Prichard s advertisement dated 1787, "Eye-Draught of Madison s Cave" woodcut, and folding-table listing Virginia Indian tribes. Rebacked in later leather, utilizing original front board, gilt-stamped titles to spine, endleaves refreshed. Scarce unauthorized first edition. "Though he gave it a misleadingly modest title and was originally reluctant to publish it at all, the Notes on Virginia was eventually accepted as an important contribution to American letters and science, and it is recognized today as the best single statement of Jefferson's principles, the best reflection of his wide-ranging tastes and talents. It is, in short, an American classic" William Peden Howes J78; Sabin 35897; Evans 21176; Verner 1788. . Light wear to extremities, front board slightly bowed; archival restoration to front matter; moderate foxing and toning throughout; early ink ownership inscriptions to original front free endpaper; lacks rear ads. Very good.