The Life and Public Services of Samuel Adams

By William V. Wells — Complete 3-Volume First Edition Set (1865)

The Life and Public Services of Samuel Adams, Being a Narrative of His Acts and Opinions, and of His Agency in Producing and Forwarding the American Revolution. With Extracts from His Correspondence, State Papers, and Political Essays.  

​Author: William V. Wells (Samuel Adams's great-grandson)  

​Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company (Boston)  

​Publication Date: 1865 (First Edition)  

​Volumes: Complete in 3 Volumes (Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III)  

Offered here is a handsome, complete three-volume first edition set of William V. Wells’s definitive 19th-century biography of Founding Father Samuel Adams. Written by Adams's great-grandson using extensive family papers, state documents, and correspondence, this foundational work remains an essential primary resource on the political architecture of the American Revolution.  

​Bound in original publisher's maroon/brick-red cloth with blind-stamped decorative borders on the boards.  

​Spines feature bright gilt lettering, ruled bands at the head and foot, and the gilt-stamped Adams family coat of arms near the base.  

Very Good condition. The cloth boards retain attractive color with a small amount of light soiling, slight softening/bumping to the spine ends. The gilt titling and crests on the spines remain crisp and legible.  Bindings are tight and square across all three volumes. Internally bright and clean with no foxing, showing only expected offsetting from the steel frontispieces. A scarce title in great condition.