ANALECTIC MAGAZINE AND NAVAL CHRONICLE, VOL. VII, NO. 37 [Rush's Copy] [Signed]
- Other
- 1816
1816. First Edition. Other. Octavo, 104 pages.
In Very Good condition.
Bound in modern blue and green marbled paper wraps. Mild shelf wear, including creasing to wraps; age-toning and foxing to text block; age-toning and occasional staining, tearing, and chipping to interior pages, text remains clear and legible.
Signed flat by Rush on title page; from Rush's personal library.
Shelved in Case 1. Richard Rush was an American statesman, author, editor, and patriot who played a key role with John Quincy Adams and James Monroe in proclaiming the Monroe Doctrine. Rush was U. S. Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, and agent to secure the Smithson Bequest to establish the Smithsonian Institute. He was also the son of Dr. Benjamin Rush, founding father and Surgeon General for the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
This volume contains a poem about the Wasp, and letters signed in type print by Commodore William Bainbridge, a U.S. Navy officer who commanded multiple famous naval ships, including the USS Constitution and USS Philadelphia. 1328286. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
In Very Good condition.
Bound in modern blue and green marbled paper wraps. Mild shelf wear, including creasing to wraps; age-toning and foxing to text block; age-toning and occasional staining, tearing, and chipping to interior pages, text remains clear and legible.
Signed flat by Rush on title page; from Rush's personal library.
Shelved in Case 1. Richard Rush was an American statesman, author, editor, and patriot who played a key role with John Quincy Adams and James Monroe in proclaiming the Monroe Doctrine. Rush was U. S. Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, and agent to secure the Smithson Bequest to establish the Smithsonian Institute. He was also the son of Dr. Benjamin Rush, founding father and Surgeon General for the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
This volume contains a poem about the Wasp, and letters signed in type print by Commodore William Bainbridge, a U.S. Navy officer who commanded multiple famous naval ships, including the USS Constitution and USS Philadelphia. 1328286. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.