THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON

First Edition. Engraved frontispiece of Mount Vernon and a number of other engravings including portraits of Washington by Peale and Stuart, one of Martha Washington, the battle of Braddock’s defeat, plans of Mount Vernon and of a number of battles and headquarters as well as other important illustrative renderings. Tall 8vo, publisher’s original blind decorated moire blue cloth, the spine lettered and decorated in gilt. A very well executed binding and a very early use of cloth. [xx], 562 pp. A very pleasing and handsome copy, very well preserved in the original state and binding. A rare survival in this condition.

Edizione: one of the most significant and important of all the early biographies and studies of george washington. jared sparks’ great work remains honored to this day and is especially elusive in collector’s condition. in the footsteps of chief justice john marshall’s great historical biography on washington, sparks offers his own rendering of washington’s life grounded in solid and extensive research. the work is complete with appendices featuring many important papers and many of washington’s speeches, addresses and entries from diaries.