Hunt gaillard editor (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Covers are stained. Some pages unopened. Private name printed on the front cover. ; Volume Eighteen only.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First edition. Quarto. 1, 236 pages. Very good. Some pages unopened. Neat owner name inside front cover. Hinges cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. 6 1/4" x 8 1/2." 424 pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. List of Illustrations in front. Index in back. Pages are very clean and intact overall but are slightly shaken and have light to moderate age toning, slight wear to extremities, and a former owner's signature in black ink on front free endpaper ("Adelia Wilson Belvedere"). Covers are clean and intact overall but have some chipping to head and tail of spine, some bumping and wear to corners, light rubbing, several scratches, slight discoloration, and slight loosening along front and back joints and hinges. Joints still strong and holding. A Very Good copy. This is the famous compilation of letters originally written by Margaret Smith (nee Bayard; 1778-1844), an American author and political commentator upon early political life in the United States. She was the daughter of Colonel John Bayard (1738-1807) who served alongside George Washington during the American Revolutionary War and was a member of the Continental Congress. Margaret married Samuel Harrison Smith (1772-1845), an American journalist, politician, and newspaper editor who founded Washington, D.C.'s first newspaper, the National Intelligencer. Samuel was appointed Commissioner of the Revenue for the U.S. Treasury Department by President James Madison in 1813 and later, interim Secretary of the Treasury in 1814. Both Samuel and Margaret were friends of Thomas Jefferson and their connections helped them join the circles of Washington, D.C.'s political and social elite. Margaret was an astute and intelligent observer and her social connections and writings helped shape the early politics of Washington, D.C. Through her insightful writings and political involvement in Washington, D.C., Margaret was a pioneer during a time when women were commonly confined to domestic roles. Margaret's letters herein were printed from the private collection of her grandson, J. Henley Smith, and edited by Gaillard Hunt. In the Prefatory Note, J. Henley notes that Hunt only selected Margaret's letters that he felt gave a view of early political and social life in Washington, D.C. J. Henley clarifies that most of Margaret's letters in this book are addressed to her sisters, Jane Kirkpatrick and Anna Boyd; her sister-in-laws, Susan Bayard Smith and Mary Ann Smith; and her son, Jonathan Smith, when he was a student at Princeton University.…