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- Auction Catalog for Thomas Jefferson's Library, 1829 - Thomas Jefferson assembled a new library after selling nearly all his personal collections of books to the U.S. government in 1815. Three years after Jefferson's death, his family sold this "retirement" library to satisfy creditors. This catalogue lists the books to be sold at the auction. Joshua Cohen, a recognized, 19th-century colonial currency and early American documents collector, owned this copy.
- February 27, 1829
- Collections - Artifact
Auction Catalog for Thomas Jefferson's Library, 1829
Thomas Jefferson assembled a new library after selling nearly all his personal collections of books to the U.S. government in 1815. Three years after Jefferson's death, his family sold this "retirement" library to satisfy creditors. This catalogue lists the books to be sold at the auction. Joshua Cohen, a recognized, 19th-century colonial currency and early American documents collector, owned this copy.