John Quincy Adams by Morse, John T - 1898

Chelsea House Pub (T), 1981-02. Paperback. Good.

UsedGood. No dust jacket. Pages slightly browned from age. Previous owner's name on inside page. 1898 American Statesman volume 6; hardcover from Riverside Press of Houghton Mifflin; binding tight; no marks or tears in text; musty smell; cover stain.

Chelsea House Pub (T), 1981-02-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

Houghton, 1883. American Stateman series, blue boards with gilt page edges, pages clean and unmarked, slight scuffing at spine ends, whitish stain on front board, some discoloration on spine, unmarked bookplate on endpaper.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1883. HB. Dark blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12 mo., 315 pp + ads at rear, TEG> American Statesmen Series. Clean book, with the slightest edge wear, private book plate front paste-down, ffep clipped at upper corner. Book condition VG.

MP3 Audio CD. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS CHAPTER I YOUTH AND DIPLOMACY On July 11, 1767, in the North Parish of Braintree, since set off as the town of Quincy, in Massachusetts, was born John Quincy Adams. Two streams of as good blood as flowed in the colony mingled in the veins of the infant. If heredity counts for anything he began life with an excellent chance of becoming famous--_non sine dîs animosus infans_. He was called after his great-grandfather on the mother's side, John Quincy, a man of local note who had borne in his day a distinguished part in provincial affairs. Such a naming was a simple and natural occurrence enough, but Mr. Adams afterward moralized upon it in his characteristic way:-- "The incident which gave rise to this circumstance is not without its moral to my heart. He was dying when I was baptized; and his daughter, my grandmother, present at my birth, requested that I might receive his name. The fact, recorded by my father at (p. 002) the time, has connected with… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS CHAPTER I YOUTH AND DIPLOMACY On July 11, 1767, in the North Parish of Braintree, since set off as the town of Quincy, in Massachusetts, was born John Quincy Adams. Two streams of as good blood as flowed in the colony mingled in the veins of the infant. If heredity counts for anything he began life with an excellent chance of becoming famous--_non sine dîs animosus infans_. He was called after his great-grandfather on the mother's side, John Quincy, a man of local note who had borne in his day a distinguished part in provincial affairs. Such a naming was a simple and natural occurrence enough, but Mr. Adams afterward moralized upon it in his characteristic way:-- "The incident which gave rise to this circumstance is not without its moral to my heart. He was dying when I was baptized; and his daughter, my grandmother, present at my birth, requested that I might receive his name. The fact, recorded by my father at (p. 002) the time, has connected with… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, pages toned, owner signature . on front flyleaf.. 1888. Thirteenth Edition. Hardcover. Navy cloth titled in gilt. 20pp of publisher ads at rear. Index. Top edges gilt. A biography of the sixth American president. A volume in the American Statesmen series. ; American Statesmen; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 315 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1892. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 315 p. + publisher's catalog. Index. Part of the American Statesmen series. Moderate edgewear. Hinges weak. Very good..