The Life of George Washington
Boston: Tappan & Dennet, 1843. Frontispiece, xix, 562p. Professionally rebacked with black calf over contemporary marbled boards preserving the original spine label. New end papers. Complete with thirteen engraved illustrations. The Plan of Farms at Mount Vernon bound in by p316. Inscription dated 1847 on the inside front blank. Jared Sparks (1789-1866) was an historian, writer and President of Harvard. Light foxing to the first preliminary leaves and wear to the board extremities. Some offsetting from the plates, otherwise a fresh clean copy. Howes S-816, Item #2527
Price: $150.00
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