Thomas Jefferson Writings (Library of America 17) by Jefferson, Thomas

New York: Library of America, 1984. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/no jacket, as issued. Very good in a very good slipcase with LOA insert. 21st printing. Boxed. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Notes on the State of Virginia: "The book explores what constitutes a good society, using Virginia as an exemplar. Jefferson included extensive data about the state's natural resources and economy, and wrote at length about slavery, miscegenation, and his belief that blacks and whites could not live together as free people in one society because of justified resentments of the enslaved.He also wrote of his views on the American Indian and considered them as equals in body and mind to European settlers. Notes was first published in 1785 in French and appeared in English in 1787. Biographer George Tucker considered the work "surprising in the extent of the information which a single individual had been thus able to acquire, as to the physical features of the… Read More

The Library of America, 1984. Hardcover. Very good/None. Pages are bright, clean, and unmarked, aside from one index page which is wrinkled. Nice satin ribbon bookmark. Binding is loosening a bit. Some rubbing and fading on spine. Smudge on top edge. Slip case has some shelf wear.

New York, N.Y.: Library of America, 1984 Beautiful blue cloth cover, gilt lettering, ribbon bookmark, fine white thin paper. There's a small indentation on the back cover, otherwise as new.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.