Description
The Constitution Of The United States, Jefferson’s Manual, signed by Vice President Charles Curtis.
Thick octavo, v, [1], 690pp, [6]. Three-quarter black morocco, embossed bands on spine, title stamped in gilt. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Solid text block, free of marginalia or internal markings. Wear to cloth boards, wear along tips of leather binding. Hinges solid. Bookplate of “Fremont Leidy” on front pastedown, a fellow republican politician from Kansas.
This copy is inscribed on the second free endpaper: “Compliments of Charles Curtis.”
A scarce book signed by Vice President Curtis, only the second example encountered.
This copy of Jefferson’s Manual was inscribed by Vice President Charles Curtis (1860-1936), the 31st Vice President of the United States in the Hoover Administration (1929-1933). Born in Topeka, Kansas, Curtis had a diverse heritage, being of Native American (Kaw, Osage, and Potawatomi) and European ancestry. This diverse background made him the first multiracial person and the first person of acknowledged non-European ancestry to reach the vice presidency. Before serving as Vice President, Curtis served in the United States House of Representatives and the Senate, representing the state of Kansas. He was the Senate Majority Leader from 1924-1929.
