1852 Henry Clay 1ed American Politics LAW Slavery Epes Sargent America Whittier

1852 Henry Clay 1^ed American Politics LAW Slavery Epes Sargent America Whittier

“I would rather be right than to be President.”

― Henry Clay

A rare 1852 edition of ‘The life and public services of Henry Clay.’ Henry Clay was an early American politician who notable for his involvement in slavery issues and being part of the ‘Great Triumvirate’ with Daniel Webster and John C Calhoun. Epes Sargent’s work is a collection of authentic materials on the life and correspondence of Clay. This work features a full-page portrait engraving of Clay along with numerous important speeches, and two poems by John Greenleaf Whittier.

Item number: #26829

Price: $399

SARGENT, Epes

The life and public services of Henry Clay, down to 1848

Auburn, NY: Derby & Miller / Buffalo/Geneva: Derby, 1852. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 492, [4]
  • Includes engraved portrait frontispiece
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Green cloth
• Size: ~7.75in X 5.5in (19.5cm x 14cm)

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