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GEORGE WASHINGTON. Illustrated with plates. 

FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING.

By Worthington Chauncy Ford. Bound in original, ornate, gilded leather binding. Ornate gilded spine, depicting bald eagles, with raised hubs. Marbled covers, floral boards and end-papers. Top edge gilded. These are very large books at 10 1/4'' tall. Complete two volume set. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1900.

VERY GOOD and Near MINT+ condition. Hinges fully attached, only light general wear. Light general wear to exterior, small chip as shown in the pictures. Interior is fine, clean and bright. Free of foxing. No writing. Bookplate.

Memorial Edition: There have been printed of this Edition of George Washington Twelve Hundred and Fifty Copies. Numbered 1 to 1250. This is no. 74. Number is handwritten. Each volume contains a frontis facsimile painting of George and Martha Washington as well as several full page illustrations protected by tissue. Large margins make this biography a pleasurable read.

Ford writes in his introduction to this edition that he aims to let the father of our country tell his biography himself using his own phrases and words to illustrate his attitude towards public questions and public characters. But Ford's extensive knowledge of American history also masterfully contextualizes Washington in time and place providing a narrative of the era as well as of the man. Our author states that this tribute to [Washington's] memory is intended to remedy what he sees as the neglect of the president's opinions and writings.

An important First Edition and an essential piece of Americana.