The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Army, Through the Revolutionary War; and the First President of the United States. Two Volumes in One. by Bancroft, Aaron - 1847

Paperback / softback. New.

New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

T. Bedlington, 1826. Hardcover. Acceptable. . Original leather binding. Dampstaining to page gutters. Scuffing/rubbing to boards. Foxing throughout, still readable. Binding sturdy.

Boston: E. Littlefield, 1839. Early Edition . Embossed Cloth, Gilt. Good. 6 1/4 " Tall. 218 Pp. 1839 Reprint In Small Format, No Illustrations, As Issued. Elaborately Embossed Brown Cloth With Gilt "Bancroft's Washington / Vol. I" On Spine. (Some Other Copies Have Identical Embiossed Binding But In Similarly Colored Ribbed Cloth). Presentation Inscription From Henry Bradbury To Joseph Dillard Dated 1847 On Front Free Endpaper. Wear At Corners, Chipping At Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine, Small Frays At Tips. Hinges Tight.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Boston : T. Bedington, 1826. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. 218 pp., frontis. Bound in contemporary leather. Tight binding and good cover. Gilt lettering and borders on front cover and spine. Minimal wear to extremities. Clean, unmarked pages with minimal toning.

Boston: T. Bedlington, 1826. Hard Cover. Very Good -. 2 volumes: each with a frontispiece and an added engraved title page; 15 cm. Contemporary full calf with five spine compartments between double gilt rules; black spine label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title Life of Washington. Title page of vol. 1 is dated 1825; the added engraved title pages and the title page of vol. 2 are dated 1826. Stereotyped by T. H. Carter & Co., Boston. The front fixed endpaper of each volume bears the armorial bookplate of Geo. Dawson Coleman. The back of the frontispiece of volume 2 bears the name of former owner Peter Carpenter. Former owner Alfred Albert D.B. Carpenter has left variants of his name on both front fixed endpapers, as well as the title page and added engraved title page of volume 1, and the last page of text of each volume. Both Carpenters' names are also on the blank leaf following text at end of volume 1. George Dawson Coleman (1825-1878) was a member of the Coleman family… Read More

Boston: T. Bedlington, 1826. Two volumes, finely bound in 19th c. half red morocco over marbled boards. From the collection and with the book plate of H. O. Havemeyer, Jr. designed by J. W. Spenceley Boston 1905 on the front paste down. Havemeyer was president of the National Sugar Refining Company and came from a notable family of art and book collectors.Very Good Plus, small rubs at corners, the spines a bit darkened and rubbed, scattered moderate toning. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece of Washington Vol. I and Washington accepting the British surrender frontis Vol. II. A SCARCE biography, especially in lovely bindings. . Later American Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.