Biographical Memoirs of the Illustrious General George Washington, Late President of the United States of American, and Commander in Chief of their Armies during the Revolutionary War.
by [WASHINGTON, George] [CORRY, John]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- One marginal corner defective (no text affected); long diagonal tear to p. 107-8 not affecting legibility; title page and fronti
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New Haven:: From Sidney's Press, for I. Cooke & Co.,, 1809.. old drab boards; quarter leather spine.. One marginal corner defective (no text affected); long diagonal tear to p. 107-8 not affecting legibility; title page and frontispiece quite hand-soiled; text age-toned with occasional foxing; binding worn with 20% of the paper covering on the rear board lacking; but complete, tight and sound.. 16mo,. Frontispiece portrait; engraved title page vignette.. Welch 236.2
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 77545
- Title
- Biographical Memoirs of the Illustrious General George Washington, Late President of the United States of American, and Commander in Chief of their Armies during the Revolutionary War.
- Author
- [WASHINGTON, George] [CORRY, John]
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece portrait; engraved title page vignette.
- Format/Binding
- Old drab boards; quarter leather spine.
- Book Condition
- Used - One marginal corner defective (no text affected); long diagonal tear to p. 107-8 not affecting legibility; title page and fronti
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- From Sidney's Press, for I. Cooke & Co.,
- Place of Publication
- New Haven:
- Date Published
- 1809.
- Pages
- 144 pp.
- Size
- 16mo,
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Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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