first edition
1806 · Concord, NH
by Webster, Daniel
Concord, NH: from the press of George Hough 1806. First edition. 8vo in 4s (7.75" x 5"). 21, [3] pp. Complete with half-title and terminal blank leaves. Head- and tail-piece ornaments. Margins unevenly trimmed, later stab-sewing, first and last leaves browned, minor staining to portions of first and last two leaves. Ink signature "S. Kimball" at head of title page (additional signature trimmed and illegible), ms. correction in ink at p.19. A Good, complete copy of this early Webster speech in praise of the Constitution and Republican virtue, with commentary on American relations with Great Britain and France. Sabin 102256
(Inventory #: 39761)