The Life and Writings of Jared Sparks Comprising Selections from His Journals and Correspondence
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1893. Frontispiece, li, 572p: Frontispiece, xviii, 639p. Publishers original blue cloth over boards. From the Dover Public Library with an old bookplate and the card pocket at back. But clean and well preserved. The name Samuel B. Shackford appears on the bookplate as the donor. Jared Sparks (1789 - 1866) was an American historian, educator, and Unitarian minister. He also served as President of Harvard College from 1849 to 1853. The table of content shows is broad knowledge and academic depth. A well preserved set free from marks so often found in ex library copies. Item #10403
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