Description
The Life of George Washington; with Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself, and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen, Published for the Author by R. Cochran, 1808, Original half leather, 216 pages, 12mo. In poor condition, leather worn on boards, bumped corners, spine label dull; gilt work is oxidized. Front end pages torn; title pages ahas been taped with non-archival materials. First 1-23 pages have poor repairs, various ink writing and foxing throughout. Previous owner’s name on front end page—handed down from Issac Robert Smith (1808) to his son Robert Smith (1828), not illustrated. See photos. A work of fictional biography, our copy is a very hard to find early edition. The fabricated origin of George Washington cutting the cherry tree, “I cannot tell a lie, I did it with my little hatchet” originated from this book. Mason Locke Weems was an American book agent and author who wrote the first biography of George Washington upon his death. It was a best seller that depicted Washington’s virtues and was intended to provide morally instructive tale for the youth of a young nation. RAREA1808ALOA.
Alterego22e6
The shipping was fast and the book was extremely well packaged. The book itself is exactly as pictured and although rare books are expected to be expensive, I was able to get a small discount that at least covered the shipping. I'm happy with my purchase, so I can say that it was a good value. I love to find old relics that kind of come full circle to find their home. Welcome home to this little gem in the form of a small book. I will take very good care of you! I highly recommend this seller.
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