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(Washington, George)A group of seven titles by or about George Washington Lot includes: Corry, John. The Life of George Washington, late President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States of America. [London:] B. Crosby & Co., 1802. 12mo (170 x 102 mm). Frontispiece portrait of Washington; frontispiece and title foxed, otherwise a few stray spots throughout. Disbound; final leaf loose. "The first full-length English biography of Washington" (Howes). Howes considered this the second edition. Howes C790; Sabin 16913 — Coxe, Tench. A View of the United States of America in a Series of Papers. Philadelphia: Printed for William Hall and Wrigley & Berriman, 1794. 8vo (200 x 115 mm). 6 folding tables; foxing, browning, and staining. Contemporary calf, flat spine with gilt rules and gilt-lettered red morocco lettering piece, contemporary ownership inscription of Lawrence Washington, nephew of President George Washington, to front free endpaper; rubbed, joint weak, close tear and minor loss to front free endpaper. First edition. ESTC W29660; Evans 26829; Federal Hundred 46; Howes C833; Larned 2844; Sabin 17307 — Eisen, Gustavus. Portraits of George Washington. New York: Robert Hamilton 1932. 3 vols., 4to. Profusely illustrated: some foxing. Half green morocco over cream linen-covered boards, covers lettered and decoratively ruled in gilt, spines with gilt lettering and filigree, top edges gilt; foxing, some crackling to spines, tear to spine cap of Vol. I. Limited edition, one of 300 copies. Considered the standard work on Washington portraiture. — Jackson, William. Washington’s Monuments of Patriotism. Philadelphia: Printed for J. Ormrod by Francis & Robert Bailey 1800. 8vo (208 x 125 mm). Frontispiece portrait; browned, foxed, and stained. Contemporary calf, flat spine with gilt rules, gilt-lettered red morocco label to spine, contemporary ownership inscriptions to front free endpapers; upper joint restored, lower joint weak, vertical crack to spine, overall rubbed with corners restored. In custom clamshell case. First edition of a rare work produced by the secretary to the Constitutional Convention to commemorate the first president's death. Bound with: Jackson, William. Eulogium, on the Character of General Washington. Philadelphia: John Ormond, 1800. Sabin 101748 — Lee, Henry. A Funeral Oration on the Death of George Washington late President & Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America. London: [printed by J. Bateson] Sold by Button, Paternoster Row; Conder, Bucklersbury; Stower & Huffam, Southwark; and by Brown, James, & Cottle, Bristol, 1800. 8vo (198 x 112 mm). Title within woodcut border, woodcut headpieces; lacking half-title, some soiling and offsetting, a few stray spots. Contemporary tree calf, marbled endpapers; overall rubbed with some loss, chip to head of spine, remnants of label to front pastedown. First London edition. ESTC T141505; Federal Hundred 83; Sabin 39749 — Morse, Jedidiah. A Prayer and Sermon, delivered at Charlestown, December 31, 1799. On the Death of George Washington. London: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1800. 8vo (206 x 128 mm). Half-title within mourning border, list of subscribers and publisher's advertisements at end; some foxing primarily to preliminary and final leaves. Contemporary marbled paper wraps; rubbed. In custom slipcase. ESTC T179187; OCLC 945087366; Provenance: James S. Copley (bookplate to slipcase) — [Washington, George]. Letters from General Washington to Several of His Friends. Philadelphia: Republished at the Federal Press, 1795. 8vo (220 x 131 mm). Small repair to verso of title and margin of [A1], some foxing. Navy crushed morocco bound by Bradstreet's, spine gilt-lettered; spine darkened with a small split at the head. A collection of spurious letters first published in London in 1777, and variously attributed to John Vardill ("Poplicola") and to John Randolph the last royalist attorney general of Virginia. ESTC W20675; Evan