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The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States
by John Marshall
The Life of George Washington | |
Title page from The Life of George Washington,volume two, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary. | |
Author | John Marshall |
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Published | Philadelphia: Printed and published by C.P. Wayne |
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Edition | First, first impression |
Language | English |
Volumes | 5 volumes with atlas volume set |
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Desc. | 8vo (22 cm.) and 4to (29 cm.) |
Location | Shelf C-3 |
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John Marshall (c. ), was the fourth and arguably the most influential Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (). Marshall holds the record as the longest serving Chief Justice in U.S. history. During his thirty-four years on the bench he helped lay the foundation of the U.S. Supreme Court as an equal branch to the U.S. governmentalongside the legislative and executive branchesespecially focusing on reinforcing the principle of judicial review.[1]
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5 volumes. First edition, the English Issue which Howes considered to be the best edition of Marshall's great biography. Published at the same time as the American issue. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Washington in Vol. 1, folding view plates in Vols. 2 and 3, a finely engraved vignette tailpiece at the end of Vol. 3, 12 large folding maps of the American colonies in Vols. 1 and 5, collated complete. Thick 8vo, bound in later tan buckram, the spines lettered in gilt, shelf numbers in gilt at the base of the spines. A very well preserved set, the later bindings in fine condition, tight and strong, some of the typical browning is present at the prelims while the text-blocks are quite fresh and clean, the maps have a bit of the expected browning but are in quite excellent condition without loss or faults. RARE FIRST EDITION OF MARSHALL'S MONUMENTAL WORK ON GEORGE WASHINGTON. A set well preserved with the Internal hinges in good order, text blocks sound and tight. One of the great early works on George Washington. The books contain maps of important Revolutionary battles in Virginia, the Carolinas, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Jersey. There is also a fine portrait of Washington and finely engraved view plates. "John Marshall (September 24, July 6,