Stitched paper wrappers
1863 · New York
by Everett, Edward; John Quincy Adams and George Canning
New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co., Printers, 1863. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. A chip on the front wrapper else internally a near fine copy.. 17 pp. 8vo. Everett's paper reprinted from the New York Ledger; John Quincy Adams' letter on the Monroe Doctrine, dated Aug. 11, 1837, reprinted from the Providence Journal; and "The balance of power in Europe" is an "extract from a speech of the Right Hon. George Canning on the relations of Portugal, in the House of Commons, December 12th, 1826." List of the first 36 publications of the society on the back wrapper. Sabin 23258. (Inventory #: 27904)