THE EDUCATION OF JOHN RANDOLPH
signed first edition
1979 · NY
by DAWIDOFF, Robert
NY: Norton, 1979. First printing. 8vo, pp. 346. Notes, bibliography, index. Frontis portrait. Author's presentation on flyleaf: "For Leslie's parents, I | hope you like my book, | with very good wishes. | Robert D. | December 15, 1979" Maroon cloth. Top outer corners of cover bumped, o/w a nice copy in chipped dj. A biography of Randolph (1773-1833), an extremely eccentric Virginia congressman and advocate of the rights of the slaveholding states. (Inventory #: 56014)