Boston: Ginn & Company, 1887. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. From the Title Page: "'Washington and His Country' being 'Irving's Life of Washington' abridged for the use of schools with introduction and continuation, giving a brief outline of United States history from the discovery of America to the end of the Civil War, by John Fiske." Fiske, a 19th century American historian and philosopher, was asked by Ginn & Co., Boston, to abridge Irving's classic five volume biography of George Washington for use as a school textbook. First Printing, First Edition. 618 pages in green boards with black lettering and "classical" design on front cover, 5 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches, illustrated with maps and including a glossary and index. Two pages of publisher's ads. Boards' corners and spine ends lightly bumped, spine ends show wear but no tearing or chipping. Text edges moderately soiled; previous owner's name and date (1895) in pencil at top of title page. The name - "Seth Warner" (an associate of Ethan Allen and an officer in Allen's Green Mountain Boys) - lightly underlined on page 153, o/w boards and text are clean, complete and unmarked; binding is tight, hinges intact. A very nice first edition copy of a history now very scarce in any edition.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005451
Title: WASHINGTON AND HIS COUNTRY
Author: Israel, Peter
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: Ginn & Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1887
Keywords: HISTORY, AMERICAN FIRST EDITION, SCHOOL BOOK, TEXT, BIOGRAPHY, GEORGE WASHINGTON, CIVIL WAR
Bookseller catalogs: Biography/Memoirs; History; Miscellaneous;

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