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Kessinger Publishing, LLC. paperback. New. 6x1x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. hardcover. New. 6x1x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1847. Not Stated. Good. Includes a "Life of the Author, notes and illustrations." Ex-libris, sticker on bottom of spine and inside front/back cover. Stamp on front free page and penciled markings on pages prior to text of book. Stamp on outside edge of bottom pages. Pages stiff. Dark green boards, rubbing on spine and cover. Portrait of Washington in front. Text is unmarked, foxing on pages. Small tear at middle outside edge of 5th page. Edition not stated. Lh

Boston: Ferdinand Andrews, and Charleston, S.C.: Alston Mygatt, 1839-1840.. Twelve volumes. Numerous single-page maps. Frontispiece in first and twelfth volumes. Contemporary calf, spines gilt. First volume rebacked with repairs to edges of boards. Boards a bit rubbed and stained, some shelf wear, some spine labels chipping, contemporary and later inscriptions on front free endpapers of several volumes, later bookplate on front pastedowns. Scattered foxing throughout, occasional staining or small marginal defects, not touching text. A very good set overall. A complete set of this early collection of Washington's writings, first published in 1833-1837, and arguably the most important work of prolific writer and historian Jared Sparks. In the early 1820s, Sparks was asked to recommend an editor for the collected works of George Washington. As an academic and admirer of Washington himself, Sparks chose to do the work on his own and, after some negotiating, acquired permission to use Washington's papers… Read More

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1848-52. The complete writings of George Washington. Octavo, 12 volumes, uniformly bound in full three quarters calf, morocco spine labels, illustrated. Editor Jared Sparks was a noted early American historian and President of Harvard College. Sparks worked as editor of the North American Review and a Unitarian pastor in Baltimore. Sparks' most notable work was his Writings of George Washington. He was an important early American Antiquarian and influential in his historical scholarship on the new nation. In very good condition. George Washington served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Washington served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War against the British Crown and presided over the 1787 convention that drafted the United States Constitution. An international icon for liberation and nationalism, Washington left a legacy of… Read More