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1834 FAMOUS George Washington Biography by Weems

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1834 FAMOUS George Washington Biography by Weems

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1834 FAMOUS George Washington Biography by Weems Americana Revolutionary WAR

“Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.”

– George Washington

Mason Weems, more commonly known as Parson Weems, was a 19th-century American author who is best remembered for writing the first biography of George Washington in 1800. Weems’ biography went through many editions throughout the 19th-century, including this Philadelphia printing by Joseph Allen. This undated edition features 6 full-page engravings, including a portrait frontispiece of Washington himself.

Item number: #11455

Price: $499

WEEMS, Mason L.

The life of George Washington : with curious ancedotes, equally honourale to himself, and exemplary to his young countrymen ...

Philadelphia : Published by Joseph Allen, and sold by Lippincott, Grambo & Co., [ca. 1834]

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Collation: Complete with all pages

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6 engraved plates

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight & secure

Size: ~7in X 4.5in (17cm x 11cm)

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