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Bancroft's Life of George Washington

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Author: Bancroft, Aaron
Title: Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United States
Place Published: London
Publisher:John Stockdale
Date Published: 1808
Description:

xii, 560 pp. (8vo) 21.5x13 cm (8½x5¼") modern half calf and marbled boards by Bayntun Riviere. First English Edition.

Bancroft was Pastor of the Congregational Church at Worcester. First published the prior year in Worcester, Massachusetts. Quite scarce, only two copies of this English edition have appeared at auction in recent records.

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Bookplate; light foxing; very good in a fine modern binding.

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Bancroft's Life of George Washington

Name: Bancroft's Life of George Washington
SKU: 42716322
Price: 225 USD
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