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Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1931
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good.
Published by Putnam,, NY:, 1931
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Over 1,500 quotations. With 16 black and white illustrations. First impression (Collectors' Edition). Very good in a good (dust soiled) dust jacket.
Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1931
Seller: Peninsula Books, Traverse City, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Collector's Edition. This book is comprised of 1500 quotations gathered into twelve chapters and accompanied by 16 portraits describing Washington by both his contemporaries and later generations. Includes a subject and author index in the rear. Original publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt spine and cover lettering has whitish discoloration along the top and bottom edges of the blue cloth covers. Previous owner bookplate and owner's name, else a nice clean, tight and unmarked book. The dust jacket is worn but serviceable.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 428 pages.
Published by Putnam, 1931
Seller: Well Read, Newtown, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.
Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1931
Seller: Brillig's Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: G+. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. First Edition. Pp: ix + 428. Gilt titles: frt & sp. Frontis. Illust. w/ b/w portraits (listed). "Collector's Edition." F.p.p.partially browned. F.f.e.p. removed. Interior leaves are clean and tight. A thesaurus of quotations and aphorisms illustrating many aspects of Washington's life, by the famous and the nearly so. Includes footnotes, subject index and bibliography. A charming collection.
Published by New York, London: Putnam., 1931
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 8vo. Dust Jacket. Signs of shelf wear, some discoloration. Very Good.
Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1931
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: very good, fair to good. Collectors' Edition. First Printing. 428, illus. with 16 portraits of George Washington, footnotes, bibliography, index, some wear to DJ, DJ in plastic sleeve. Inscribed by the compiler. The compiler's business card, and a reprint of an article he wrote for The Homer Post of February 19th, 1932, arguing that Washington's habit of truthfulness supports the cherry tree story, are laid in. This collection contains over 1500 quotations showing how George Washington appeared to men of his own day and since. Topics covered include the gentleman and the sportsman, the friend and the relative, the Christian if not the Churchman, the farmer and the man of affairs, the soldier, the hero, the citizen and the patriot, the statesman, the leader and the ruler, the prophet, the exemplar, and the man.