COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY OF UNIVERSAL HISTORY. With a Biography of Distinguised Persons from the Earliest Period to the Present Time...

Philadelphia: E. S. Jones & Co., 1852. Stereotyped Edition. Hardcover. Small dampstain to the upper corner of the first few pages; light rubbing to the spine and spine edges. Near Fine in a Fine, handsome slipcase. Gilt-lettered black morocco-backed black cloth. James Garfield's copy SIGNED by the future President on the front free endpaper: "J. A. Garfield" with his printed bookplate ("Library of/James A. Garfield/Inter Folia Fructus") on the front pastedown with the ink note in an unknown hand: "Case 2 -- Shelf B." Books signed by Garfield are rather uncommon. Garfield served only four months as President before being shot by Charles Guiteau. His term was the second shortest served by a President. Housed in a recent chemise and gilt-lettered black morocco-backed slipcase.