PROPERTY FROM A DIRECT DESCENDENT OF THOMAS JEFFERSON
[JEFFERSON FAMILY]. RANDOLPH, Mary Jefferson (1803-1876). Her commonplace book and autograph album, containing poetry, inscriptions and sentiments from notables and friends. Entries, in a range of localities (Monticello, Edgehill, New York, etc.), dated 1825 to 1857, then resumed in 1907-1910. 52pp., in a blank book. 12o, in a fine binding, ca. 1825: maroon straight-grained morocco gilt, covers with floral gilt borders, unlettered spine with elegant scrolling leaf motifs, all edges gilt (very slight rubbing to extremities).
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[JEFFERSON FAMILY]. RANDOLPH, Mary Jefferson (1803-1876). Her commonplace book and autograph album, containing poetry, inscriptions and sentiments from notables and friends. Entries, in a range of localities (Monticello, Edgehill, New York, etc.), dated 1825 to 1857, then resumed in 1907-1910. 52pp., in a blank book. 12o, in a fine binding, ca. 1825: maroon straight-grained morocco gilt, covers with floral gilt borders, unlettered spine with elegant scrolling leaf motifs, all edges gilt (very slight rubbing to extremities).
THOMAS JEFFERSON'S GRAND-DAUGHTER. On front pastedown an inscription records its presentation: "Eleonora Wayles Coolidge to Mary Jefferson Randolph Monticello, June 23d 1825." On the facing page is A FULL-PAGE INSCRIPTION OF THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE: "I am the first to write on your book, dear Mary Jefferson Randolph: the first I shall ever be among your friends to love you and your dear family, to bestow on you, in every circumstance of your life, the paternal good wishes and feelings which I am happy to be entitled to express...." Additional family represented include Ellen Wales Randolph, Jane Randolph; contributors include Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894); transcripts of verses of W.C. Bryant and Thomas Moore. See https://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/mary-jefferson-randolph
THOMAS JEFFERSON'S GRAND-DAUGHTER. On front pastedown an inscription records its presentation: "Eleonora Wayles Coolidge to Mary Jefferson Randolph Monticello, June 23d 1825." On the facing page is A FULL-PAGE INSCRIPTION OF THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE: "I am the first to write on your book, dear Mary Jefferson Randolph: the first I shall ever be among your friends to love you and your dear family, to bestow on you, in every circumstance of your life, the paternal good wishes and feelings which I am happy to be entitled to express...." Additional family represented include Ellen Wales Randolph, Jane Randolph; contributors include Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894); transcripts of verses of W.C. Bryant and Thomas Moore. See https://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/mary-jefferson-randolph