Sundry Speeches And Writings

Brooklyn: Eagle Book Printing Department, 1881. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. The first edition of Sundry Speeches And Writings by William C. De Witt, inscribed by the author.. Octavo, xii, [4], 154pp, [4]. Maroon cloth, title stamped in gilt on the spine. Frontispiece portrait with tissue cover. Top edge gilt. Internally clean, solid text block. Light wear to the head of the spine. Inscribed on the second free endpaper: "Mrs. _ Forter / with the affectionate esteem of her cousin. The Author." William De Witt was a New York lawyer, public speaker, and a New York Democratic political figure. He is best remembered bibliographically for Sundry Speeches and Writings of William C. De Witt: Driftwood from Out the Current of a Busy Life, a collection of addresses, political writings, literary sketches, and public papers.