The Lafayette Almanac, for the Year 1825: Containing: Short Biographical Notices of the Illustrious Citizen General de La Fayette

Philadelphia: McCarty & Davis, and G. W. Mentz, 1824. Paperback. 36 p.: illustrations, portrait of Lafayette; 19 cm. Published to commemorate Lafayette's visit to the United States in 1824 to honor the nation's 50th anniversary. Lafayette had played an important role both militarily and in increasing support in France for the American Revolution. Shoemaker, 16850; Drake, Almanacs, 11455. Includes an advertisement by McCarty & Davis for Edward Baines' The History of the Wars of the French Revolution. Very scarce.
In Good Condition: lacking stitching; light soiling and faint dampstaining throughout; pp. 27-8 has old repair of tear; complete. Good. Item #009270

Price: $425.00