Rare Book Collection- Jefferson Estate
Lot 17:
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Marshall. John 1925. The Life of George WashingtonTitle Page Reads:THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE AMERICAN FORCES, DURING THE WAR WHICH ESTABLISHED THE INDEPENDENCE OF HIS COUNTRY, ANDFIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATESCOMPILED UNDER THE INSPECTION OF THE HONORABLE BUSHROD WASHINGTON, FROM ORIGINAL PAPERSBEQUEATHED TO HIM BY HIS DECEASED RELATIVE, AND NOW IN POSSESSION OF THE AUTHOR.TO WHICH IS PREFIXED, AN INTRODUCTION CONTAINING A COMPENDIOUS VIEW OF THE COLONIES PLANTED BY THE ENGLISH ON THE CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA, FROM THEIR SETTLEMENT TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THAT WAR WHICH TERMINATED IN THEIR INDEPENDENCE, BY JOHN MARSHALL. Page before Title Page reads THIS SET OF THE FREDERICKSBURG EDITION OF THE AUTHORIZED LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON BY JOHN MARSHALL ISSUED IN ITS ORIGINAL FORMAT BUT WITH THE TEXT OF THE—REVISED EDITION— HAS BEEN SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR IRMA GLUNTZ.*
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