Description
Finely bound first edition of George Washington: His Boyhood and Manhood by William M. Thayer.
Octavo, xx, 422pp. Full tree calf, title in gilt on green morocco label affixed to spine. Five raised bands, gilt-ruled compartments. All edges marbled with matching marbled endpapers. Bound by John Heywood, Ltd. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, slight bow to covers, light wear along spine, a near fine example. Previous ownership inscription to flyleaf dated 1925. Frontispiece portrait of George Washington protected with tissue guard.
A beautiful copy.
