(Van Buren, Martin) Rayner, B.L. Sketches of the Life...of Thomas Jefferson... New York: Francis and Boardman, 1832

(VAN BUREN, MARTIN) RAYNER, B.L. 

SKETCHES OF THE LIFE, WRITINGS, AND OPINIONS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON,... SELECTIONS OF ... PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. NEW YORK: FRANCIS AND BOARDMAN, 1832

8vo (8 5/8 x 5 1/4 in.; 220 x 133 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait of Jefferson, inscribed on the verso of frontispiece by Martin Van Buren, engraved view of Monticello; outer edge of frontispiece remargined, some foxing and staining. Contemporary sheep, edges marbled; rebacked preserving original spine, recornered.    

First edition, inscribed and signed by Martin Van Buren (as 8th President) "Presented to Mr. & Mrs. | C. O’Neil by | M. Van Buren | October 30th 1838"

Following his terms as vice president, and his appointment as secretary of state under Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren served as president from 1837 to 1841. Van Buren is credited with building the Democratic Party, and leading it to dominance in the Second Party system era. Thomas Jefferson was one of the founders of the “Democratic-Republican” party, the forerunner of the modern Democratic party.

A rare association copy

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