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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. LECTURES ON RHETORIC AND ORATORY... 1810. INSCRIBED BY ADAMS TO HIS NEPHEW THOMAS BOYLSTON ADAMS JR.
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- Lectures on Rhetoric and Oratory, Delivered to the Classes of Senior and Junior Sophisters in Harvard University. Cambridge: Hilliard and Metcalf, 1810
Vol. 1 only, 8vo (9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; 242 x 140 mm, untrimmed). Text browning and staining throughout. Contemporary blue boards, tan paper spine; several tears to joints. In a cloth clamshell case. Inscribed, "Thomas B. Adams Junor | From his affectionate Uncle | J. Q. Adams."
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, 21 June 2007, lot 14
Condition
Vol. 1 only, 8vo (9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.;n 242 x 140 mm, untrimmed). Text browning and staining throughout. Contemporary blue boards, tan paper spine; several tears to joints.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Carrying on the family tradition of classic oratory. Inscribed on the title-page by John Quincy Adams to his nephew Thomas Boylston Adams, Jr. (1809–1837). John Quincy was the Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard between 1806 and 1809 while still serving out his term in the United States Senate.