Description: This is an antique set of the "LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON" by Washington Irving. 1856 (volumes I & II) - 1857 (volumes III & IV); G.P. Putnam & Co.; New York. The set features engraved frontispiece portraits (with tissue guards) of Washington and his Generals: George Washington (volume I); Major General Philip Schuyler (volume II); Major General Israel Putnam (volume III); Major General Nathaniel Greene (volume IV). Also included are a few full-page maps. Each volume has a list of Contents at the front. Complete set in four volumes. Volume IV ends with "Concluding Remarks," as follows: "There for the present we leave him. So far our work is complete, comprehending the whole military life of Washington, and his agency in public affairs, up to the formation of our constitution. How well we have executed it, we leave to the public to determine; hoping to find it, as heretofore, far more easily satisfied with the result of our labors than we are ourselves. Should the measure of health and good spirits, with which a kind Providence has blessed us beyond the usual term of literary labor, be still continued we may go on, and in another volume, give the presidential career and closing life of Washington. In the mean times, having found a resting-place in our task, we stay our hands, lay by our pen, and seek that relaxation and repose which gathering years require. Sunnyside, 1857. W.I."
Price: 225 USD
Location: Merrimack, New Hampshire
End Time: 2024-12-19T21:45:18.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.13 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: G.P. Putnam & Co.
Topic: Biography & Autobiography
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Biography & Autobiography
Character Family: George Washington
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1856
