Notes on the State of Virginia: Eighth American Edition
by Thomas Jefferson
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Notes on the State of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson
Printed by David Carlisle for Thomas & Andrews [et al], Boston, 1801. Eighth American Edition. In original calfskin morocco label, gilt. 364pp. folding map, and folding table - lacking the frontis. portrait of Jefferson. The map by Samuel Lewis is dated 1794. It is the same map as that issued with the Philadelphia 1794 edition.
Condition: The map is torn and so is the fold-out table (please see the photos) This edition is lacking the engraved frontis. portrait of Jefferson that usually accompanies the Eighth Edition.
About the Notes: Notes on the State of Virginia, by Thomas Jefferson, is at once a compendium of information about the state and a sweeping commentary on natural history, society, politics, education, religion, slavery, liberty, and law. Many consider it the most important American book written before 1800. Jefferson originally composed the work in 1781 in answer to queries posed by a French diplomat, and then revised and expanded it into a description and defense of the young United States as interpreted through a Virginia lens. The book is divided into twenty-three chapters, largely taken from the diplomat's queries, though Jefferson reordered them.
Synopsis
Jefferson’s chronicle of the natural, social, and political history of Virginia is at once a scientific discourse, an attempt to define America, and a brilliant examination of the idea of freedom.
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- Title
- Notes on the State of Virginia
- Author
- Thomas Jefferson
- Book Condition
- Used - good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Eighth
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by David Carlisle for Thomas & Andrews [et al]
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1801
- Pages
- 364
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Thomas Jefferson, American history, Virginia, slavery, antiquarian books, natural history, geography, founding fathers, American Revolution, native americans, government, Monticello, Alexander Hamilton
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