Ramsay, David

The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America, which established their Independence and First President of the United States.

New York: Hopkins & Seymour, 1807. Frontispiece, viii, 376p. Contemporary leather with a gilt ruled spine and green spine label. David Ramsay (1749 - 1815) is by many considered the first major historians of the American Revolution. He was also a politician in South Carolina and a trained physician. [See biography on the Mount Vernon website]. Howes R-38, Sabin #67695, O. Rich p31. Stain along the lower margin of the frontispiece and the text covering the first 65 leaves and some scattered foxing. From the Library of J. Moffat with a small over rubber stamp on the title page. Binding well preserved. Item #10474

Price: $250.00