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The Life and Times of George Washington. 2 volumes
by Edmonds, Cyrus R
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Sisters, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Thomas Tegg and Son, 1838. Vol.1, First Edition / Vol.2 Second Edition. Quarter leather. Very good. 16mo. (4"x6"), quarter leather bindings, marbled endpapers, hand colored steel engraved frontispiece (by George Cruikshank) in each volume, book plate of Justin G. Turner in Vol. 1. Vol. 1 has a folding facsimile letter. Vol. 2 has large folding sheet facsimile of the first declaration of independence. -- Volume 2 has loose frontispiece. Books are internally sound except for the loose frontispiece in vol. 2. -- Overall Condition. Cruikshank: "In his lifetime he created nearly 10,000 prints, illustrations, and plates. There are collections of his works in the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. A Royal Society of Arts blue plaque commemorates Cruikshank at 293 Hampstead Road in Camden Town"-wikipedia.
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- Bookseller
- Lonesome Water Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10709
- Title
- The Life and Times of George Washington. 2 volumes
- Author
- Edmonds, Cyrus R
- Format/Binding
- Quarter leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Vol.1, First Edition / Vol.2 Second Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Tegg and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1838
- Keywords
- Antiquarian Books, Nonfiction, Americana, Biography, Fine Bindings, American Presidents, George Washington, Leather Bindings, illustrated books, George Cruikshank
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Lonesome Water Books
We accept: Most Credit Cards, Paypal. Payment in U.S. Currency Only. If you would like to order direct call 541-719-8216. 11am-5pm Pacific Time. Returnable for any reason within 14 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Lonesome Water Books
Biblio member since 2003
Sisters, Oregon
About Lonesome Water Books
We are a brick and mortar store located in Beautiful Sisters, Oregon. We have a stock of approximately 10,000 books, 80 percent of which are hardbound. We also carry old prints (decorative and original) and maps.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Facsimile
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- G
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