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1834 Edition The Life of George Washington by ML Weems with Leather Repairs Rustic Charm

1834 Edition The Life of George Washington by ML Weems with Leather Repairs Rustic Charm

$ 52.8

1834 Ed. Of 'The Life of George Washington with Curios Anecdotes' by ML Weems- This is a book that's probably been read a thousand times and carried around in many, many back pockets and it shows it w...

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1834 Ed. Of 'The Life of George Washington with Curios Anecdotes' by ML Weems- This is a book that's probably been read a thousand times and carried around in many, many back pockets and it shows it with lots of honest wear and repairs. It's probably got a more interesting history than the contents of this book which was written to cash in on Washingtons popularity directly after his death in 1799. He became like a saint and this book was written quickly to cash in on that. The famous story of the cherry tree fiasco wasn't in the first edition but was a dded to the second one in 1806 so this edition will have that famous story, entirely made up by the author, included too. The repairs to the cover are my favorite feature here. The spine was redone in leather and sewn on with rawhide lacing. Those repairs might be 150 years old. Many pages had to be reattached, too. inv 8

Specifics

Author

M.L. Weems

Binding

Leather

Character Family

George Washington

Language

English

Original/Facsimile

Original

Place of Publication

Philadelphia

Publisher

Joseph Allen

Region

North America

Seller Notes

“Lots of condition issues as shown, appropriate for a 188 year old book.”

Subject

Biography & Autobiography

Topic

Historical

Year Printed

1834

Reviews

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    A great experience. Seller very cooperative and helpful. Item described exactly as received. I’m always impressed when everything goes smoothly and this transaction was. I would order from this seller again and feel confident shipment would be fast, efficient and often more professionally packaged than expected.

  3. ldomingos7bf

    item arrived in good condition and matched the picture. It's pretty fragile and the seller prudently used A TON of packaging. It will be a cool item for my office display.