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George Washington: Boy Leader
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George Washington: Boy Leader Hardcover - 1953

by Stevenson, Augusta

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  • Hardcover

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Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, 1953. Illustrated by Lawrence Dresser with black and white drawings 8vo size red cloth bound hardcover with illustrated dust jacket; 184 toned deckle edged pages. Inside of jacket is an overview of the series. One of the Childhood of Famous Americans Series, number 26 From jacket: "It was a very different world from ours in which George Washington grew up with his little sister Betty and his three younger brothers. On his father's plantation in Virginia there were a hundred slaves, some to keep the big house in order, some to care for the tobacco crop, others to run the shops - ... George was interested in all that went on and tried to learn as much as he could. He fared well at Master Hobby's school, except with his spelling lessons. George was no speller." Jacket has edgewear and some minor chipping to head and heel of spine; there are several small tears at edges. Bookplate on reverse of fep; fep has textural changes, probably from the paste used on bookplate; crease to inside of back jacket flap. . Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by Dresser, Lawrence. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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  • Title George Washington: Boy Leader
  • Author Stevenson, Augusta
  • Illustrator Dresser, Lawrence
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Publisher The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, Indianapolis
  • Date 1953
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 005857

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