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Auction: 317 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 587

[Virginia]. Jefferson, Thomas: Notes on the State of Virginia. First Hot-Pressed Edition. Philadelphia; John Thompson printer for R.T. Rawles, June 1801. Octavo, modern full, dark brown calf, gilt-ruled spine, red label, raised bands; frontispiece portrait, folding map, and chart listing Indian tribes. Published shortly after his inauguration as President, "Notes on the State of Virginia" established Jefferson's contemporary reputation as a universal scholar and as a pioneering American scientist. The book was largely written in 1781 and published in Paris, in French, in 1785. Jefferson's appendix, written in 1797 was then added. The Rawle's 1801 edition is considered to be the best edition of this important work of Jefferson's. With "eye-draught" plate of Madison's Cave instead of the Natural Bridge. Owner title page and flyleaf signatures. Small hole to title page as a result of an attempt to remove the owner signature. Repair done with archival tape to hinge of the large folding map and top inner corner of two preliminary leaves. Some foxing and minor damp-staining to early leaves, then only occasional light foxing, minor off-setting to map. Attractively bound, Very Good.

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