[Rarebooks] fs: Marshall's Life of Washington, w/ atlas

[Back Creek Books]

Greetings,

Back Creek Books is pleased to offer:
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11487 . Marshall, John (1755-1835). THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, 
COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE AMERICAN FORCES, DURING THE WAR WHICH 
ESTABLISHED THE INDEPENDENCE OF HIS COUNTRY, AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES… (COMPLETE IN 6 VOLUMES, INCLUDING ATLAS).
Philadelphia: C. P. Wayne, 1804-1807. First Edition, Three quarter 
leather, octavos, folio, over 3,000 pages, Frontispiece portrait in 
volume I, atlas of maps. Near Fine.
Landmark biography of Washington by an admiring contemporary statesman. 
Marshall, the fourth and longest serving Chief Justice of the Supreme 
Court had the cooperation of the family, particularly Bushrod 
Washington, and use of Washington's records and papers in preparation of 
his monumental work. All 6 volumes signed by original owner James 
Milligan of Philadelphia (Milligan being listed on page 10 of the 
"Subcribers to the Life of Washington" at the end of the atlas volume, 
where he has corrected the printed spelling of his name). SABIN #44788; 
HOWES M317. The 5 volumes of text have been expertly rebound in modern 
3/4 calf bindings with marbled paper sides, gilt titles on red leather 
labels on spines. Tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Washington in 
volume I. The atlas volume is complete, with all 10 maps and the 22 page 
list of subscribers. Some mild foxing throughout the set. The atlas 
appears to be in original boards with a new leather spine ornamented in 
gilt. Fore corners and edges of atlas boards are rubbed and worn, with 
some chipping along joints where repair meets original marbled 
paper....... $5000.00
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