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The Home of Washington Or Mount Vernon and its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial
by Benson J. Lossing
Published by A. S. Hale And Company Hartford, CT 1870 First Edition Hardcover
Book/DJ Condition: VG+ 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 446 pp; Illustrated book on Mount Vernon in the mid-19th century. Twin frontispiece steel engravings on geavy pap er. One of Mount Vernon as it appeared in the 1700s, and the other after the 1795 portrait of Washington in the Boston Athenaeum. Numerous text engravings, including objects owned by Washington, portr aits, scenery, etc. Bound in brown embossed, bevelled boards which inlcudes gilt designs. Spine faded. Gilt edging. Book interior is free of handwriting but has foxing and dampstains on upper right corners of pages. Binding strong.
ISBN: none
Keywords: Biography, History, George Washington, |
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