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PROPERTY FROM THE FORBES COLLECTION
ADAMS, John Quincy (1767-1848). Letters on Silesia. London: Printed for J. Budd, 1804.
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ADAMS, John Quincy (1767-1848). Letters on Silesia. London: Printed for J. Budd, 1804.
From Adams’s own library: the first edition, with his ownership signature ("J.Q. Adams”) and armorial bookplate. Letters on Silesia collected Adams's extensive correspondence with his brother, Thomas Boyleston Adams, together with a travel journal of considerable interest, written during Adams's stint at the Prussian court as U.S. Minister. Thomas Boylston accompanied his older brother to the Netherlands and Prussia, serving as his secretary from 1794 to 1798. The pair was extremely close – to the point that John Quincy entrusted his brother with his financial affairs. When Thomas returned to the United States, John Quincy kept up a frequent trans-Atlantic correspondence with him, including this remarkable collection of letters that first appeared in the Philadelphia Port Folio before being published in London. But sadly, Thomas, like their late brother Charles, suffered from alcoholism. He allowed his brother's affairs to descend into disarray, forcing John Quincy to relieve him of his duties in 1819.
Octavo (200 x 125). Folding engraved map of Silesia (detached along fold; repairs to endpapers, minor browning throughout). Contemporary half calf, gilt spine (rebacked with portions of original spine laid down); red half morocco slipcase. Provenance: John Quincy Adams (bookplate, signature) – later owner's notations to two pages.
From Adams’s own library: the first edition, with his ownership signature ("J.Q. Adams”) and armorial bookplate. Letters on Silesia collected Adams's extensive correspondence with his brother, Thomas Boyleston Adams, together with a travel journal of considerable interest, written during Adams's stint at the Prussian court as U.S. Minister. Thomas Boylston accompanied his older brother to the Netherlands and Prussia, serving as his secretary from 1794 to 1798. The pair was extremely close – to the point that John Quincy entrusted his brother with his financial affairs. When Thomas returned to the United States, John Quincy kept up a frequent trans-Atlantic correspondence with him, including this remarkable collection of letters that first appeared in the Philadelphia Port Folio before being published in London. But sadly, Thomas, like their late brother Charles, suffered from alcoholism. He allowed his brother's affairs to descend into disarray, forcing John Quincy to relieve him of his duties in 1819.
Octavo (200 x 125). Folding engraved map of Silesia (detached along fold; repairs to endpapers, minor browning throughout). Contemporary half calf, gilt spine (rebacked with portions of original spine laid down); red half morocco slipcase. Provenance: John Quincy Adams (bookplate, signature) – later owner's notations to two pages.