This lot features two deluxe sets focused on the life and writings of Thomas Jefferson and published by Easton Press. Each volume is a 6.5"x9.5" hardcover fully bound in gilt-decorated red leather with all-gilt edges, moire silk endpapers and a built-in satin bookmark. You get:
1. "Jefferson and His Time," a 6 volume set written by Dumas Malone and published in 1993.
Vol. I: Jefferson the Virginian (484 pages, originally published in 1948
Vol. II: Jefferson and the Rights of Man (523 pages, 1951)
Vol. III: Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty (545 pages, 1962)
Vol. IV: Jefferson the President: First Term, 1801-1805 (539 pages, 1970)
Vol. V: Jefferson the President: Second Term, 1805-1809 (704 pages, 1974)
Vol. VI: The Sage of Monticello (551 pages, 1981)
2. "Thomas Jefferson: Writings," a 2 volume set published in 1993. Vol. I (706 pages + 68 pages of notes and index, map at back) contains Jefferson's autobiography, A Summary View of the Rights of British America, Notes on the State of Virginia, Public Papers, Addresses, Messages, and Replies, and Miscellany. Vol. II (891 pages) contains Jefferson's letters.
The books are in near fine condition, with minimal wear to the covers, small amount of scuffing to the gilt page edges, unmarked interiors, tight bindings. The previous owner's name is written on the bookplates, but the bookplates have not been attached to the books.