Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington by BROOKHISER, Richard - 1996

New York: The Free Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. Hard Cover. 0684822911 . A first printing of Richard Brookhiser's rather brief biography of American founding father George Washington. In this work, the author seeks to lay out the essential character and complexity of Washington, not just the mythical man "who could not tell a lie." --- In black and white paper-covered boards with spine titling in black. Jacket features detail from Gilbert Stuart's painted portrait of Washington. --- A clean, bright, tightly-bound copy lacking damages worthy of mention. Unclipped jacket with serial number from private library taped to spine, else undamaged.; Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); (10), 230 pages .