1881 "The Ladies of the White House; or, In the Home of the Presidents" by Laura C. Halloway

Updated November 9: This has been sold.

The Ladies of the White House; or, In the Home of the Presidents. Being a Complete History of the Social and Domestic Lives of the Presidents from Washington to the Present Time—1789-1881. With Numerous Engravings on Steel and Wood. Published by Forshee & McMakin in Cincinnati, 1881. 736 pp.

At the time it was written, this book filled a significant gap in American history by spotlighting the crucial yet often unrecognized roles these women played in shaping the presidency and the nation's social landscape. Featuring detailed biographies and full-page portrait of each First Lady from Martha Washington to Lucretia Rudolph Garfield.  Includes 27 elegant steel and woodcut engravings.

Covers these First Ladies:

• Martha Dandridge Custis Washington
• Abigail Smith Adams
• Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
• Dolley Payne Todd Madison
• Elizabeth Kortright Monroe
• Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams
• Rachel Donelson Jackson
• Hannah Hoes Van Buren
• Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison
• Letitia Christian Tyler
• Julia Gardiner Tyler
• Sarah Childress Polk
• Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor
• Abigail Powers Fillmore
• Jane Means Appleton Pierce
• Harriet Lane
• Mary Todd Lincoln
• Eliza McCardle Johnson
• Julia Dent Grant
• Lucy Ware Webb Hayes
• Lucretia Rudolph Garfield

Size: 8.75" x 6.5"