New York: Minton, Balch & Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on the front end paper. Biography of Washington; bibliography an index. Original publisher's binding: cream cloth covers (somewhat soiled) with blue cloth spine and gilt spine lettering (lettering dull and no longer legible). Wear to top and bottom of spine. No indication that this is a later printing; assumed first edtion. Previous owner's bookplate. Rear hinge paper reglued. No internal or external marks. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 481 pages; Signed by Author .

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Bookseller: Peninsula Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 18457
Title: George Washington [SIGNED COPY]
Author: Little, Shelby
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Minton, Balch & Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1929
Keywords: Revolutionary War, George Washington, Signed Books

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