The life of George Washington with maps of America
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6 800 SEK
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3 000 SEK
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GEORGE WASHINGTON (6). MARSHALL, JOHN. The life of George Washington, commander in chief of the American forces, during the war... compiled under the inspection of the honourable Bushrod Washington from original papers... 5 volumes and Atlas. Philadelphia (G. P. Wayne - J. Crissy) 1804-07.
8vo (220x140mm). With litograph portrait (foxed). Atlas in 8vo with lithograph title and 10 coloured engraved plates by J. Yeager, of which 8 double-page, size 170x235 mm (all, some staining and offsetting, some folds).
Contemporary full calf, worn, gilt spine and red label, atlas in half cloth with green original printed label on cover, worn with loose spine and upper cover, some split inner joints, some endpapers loose. Somewhat foxed and stained, signature on title leaves. With the bookplate of John Francis Neylan. 6 volumes.
First edition. Maps of New York, Boston, New Jersey, Charleston and others, mostly military maps.
Condition
Auktionsnummer:
214591
Date:
2013-12-16