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Large folding map, 4 maps, folding table. iv, (4), 275pp. + 1 page publisher's ad. 8vo, original brown cloth, cloth lightly soiled, spine lightly sunned, corners bumped, scattered light foxing to margins, not including maps or table, a few pages with a small amount of old ink annotations in margins. Richmond: J. W. Randolph, 1853. First Richmond Edition. "Best edition, with additions, including author's corrections intended for an edition never published." Howes J-78. "Jefferson made numerous corrections and changes in the 'Notes' during his lifetime in anticipation of issuing a new edition. He recorded these changes in his copy of the London, 1787 edition and from this copy the present edition was prepared." Verner 1853. Sabin 35908.