Weems Rev (12 results)
Language: English
Published by The Limited Editions Club 1970
- Hardcover
Seller: Maxwell's House of Books, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Maxwell's House of Books
Contact seller2-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No DJ as Issued. A beautiful clean crisp hardcover copy in very good condition, faint foxing to cloth on cover, else fine. No DJ as issued. Includes slipcase in very good condition with light sunning at edges. No. 1913/2000 limited edition copies signed by the illustrator. Robert Quackenbush (ill…ustrator).
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Published by Limited Editions Club 1970
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Nightshade Booksellers, IOBA member, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.Nightshade Booksellers, IOBA member
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Fine
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Limited Editions Club (1519 of 2000). Signed by illustrator. A fine copy in a near fine slipcase with monthly newsletter laid in, protected by a removable mylar cover. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possess…ion and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #506. Robert Quackenbush (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).
Published by The Limited Editions Club, New York 1974
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerQuartro. Woodcuts in color by Robert Quackenbrush. Original patterned cloth, title label on spine; original glassine; original slipcase. LIMITED EDITION, number 605 of 2,000 copies signed by the illustrator. Fine.
More imagesPublished by Andrus & Judd, Hartford, CT 1833
- Hardcover
Seller: Small Volume Books, Providence, RI, U.S.A.Small Volume Books
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Good
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 14 cm x 9 cm. i-iv, 52 pp. Tan paper covered boards backed in dark green calf. Corners heavily bumped, large scuff to spine leather, overall signs of wear to exterior. Endpapers and text soiled and stained. Front hinge split but holding tight. Rear fep horizontally torn with loss at center. Rear board… chipped at bottom edge, possible biopredation. Songs and stories in support of marriage, by masonic minister and bookseller Parson Weems, "inviting all, both big and small, / A lovely wife to take.".
Published by Limited Editions Club, [Mt. Vernon] 1974
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Quarto (7-1/2" x 10-3/4") bound in American cotton printed with an allover colonial pattern of eagles and stars in blue with a leather spine label stamped in pure gold leaf, 274 pages. Designed by Richard Ellis with an introduction by Henry Steele Commager. Illustrated with seven full-page two-color woodcuts, a two-pa…ge color spread of Washington crossing the Delaware, and twelve half-page woodcuts by Robert Quackenbush. Copy #1657 of 2000 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Bookplate on the front pastedown; slight sunning to spine. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase with some sunning and a small tear. Robert Quackenbush (illustrator).
Published by Limited Editions Club, [Mt. Vernon] 1974
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Quarto (7-1/2" x 10-3/4") bound in American cotton printed with an allover colonial pattern of eagles and stars in blue with a leather spine label stamped in pure gold leaf, 274 pages. Designed by Richard Ellis with an introduction by Henry Steele Commager. Illustrated with seven full-page two-color woodcuts, a two-pa…ge color spread of Washington crossing the Delaware, and twelve half-page woodcuts by Robert Quackenbush. Copy #151 of 2000 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Fine in Near Fine glassine and a Near Fine slipcase with some discoloration. Robert Quackenbush (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by The Golden Hind Press 1932
- Hardcover
Seller: rareviewbooks, Kensington, MD, U.S.A.rareviewbooks
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Quarter buckram over paper covered boards with paper label on spine. Illustrated with two one cent stamps with George Washington portrait. Small format measures H5 3/8 x W3 7/8 inches. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-16-Top-Middle-R) rareviewbooks.
Published by Limited Editions Club, [Mt. Vernon] 1974
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Quarto (7-1/2" x 10-3/4") bound in American cotton printed with an allover colonial pattern of eagles and stars in blue with a leather spine label stamped in pure gold leaf, 274 pages. Designed by Richard Ellis with an introduction by Henry Steele Commager. Illustrated with seven full-page two-color woodcuts, a two-pa…ge color spread of Washington crossing the Delaware, and twelve half-page woodcuts by Robert Quackenbush. Copy #751 of 2000 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase. Robert Quackenbush (illustrator).
Published by Limited Editions Club, [Mt. Vernon] 1974
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Quarto (7-1/2" x 10-3/4") bound in American cotton printed with an allover colonial pattern of eagles and stars in blue with a leather spine label stamped in pure gold leaf, 274 pages. Designed by Richard Ellis with an introduction by Henry Steele Commager. Illustrated with seven full-page two-color woodcuts, a two-pa…ge color spread of Washington crossing the Delaware, and twelve half-page woodcuts by Robert Quackenbush. Of 2000 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy is out-of-series and not numbered. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase. Robert Quackenbush (illustrator).
Published by The Limited Editions Club 1974
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.Tacoma Book Center
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - As new
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN . Hardback in slipcase. First Printing. Near Fine Condition. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. As new condition. No Signature.
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerWEEMS, Rev. Mason L. The Life of Washington by the Rev'd. Mason L. Weems. Together With Curious Anecdotes Equally Honourable to Himself and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen. Introduced by Henry Steele Commager and Embellished With Historical Woodcuts by Robert Quackenbush. Orig. decorated cloth in publisher's box. [N.Y.]: The L…imited Editions Club, 1974. Limited to 2,000 copies designed by Richard Ellis and signed by the illustrator. A very fine copy. QUACKENBUSH, Robert (illustrator). Signed.
More imagesPublished by Printed for Mathew Carey, PHIL 1809
- Hardcover
Seller: ViewFair Books, Live Oak, FL, U.S.A.ViewFair Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: POOR (PLUS). No Jacket. TITLE: THE LIFE OF GEN. WASHINGTON By REV. MASON L. WEEMS 1809 AUTHOR: REV. MASON L. WEEMS PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) /COPYRIGHT: The very top of the title page which contained the publisher's information and date is torn away. The book was published in Philadelphia. FOUND ANOTHHR TITLE…PAGE WITH A FRONTISPIECE AFTER THE FIRST 8 PAGES OR SO, AND IT HAS THE PUBLISHERS INFORMAITON INCLUDING DATE, AUTHOR, ECT. Printed for Mathew Carey, Philadelphia 1809. EDITION: Ninth Edition stated on the second title page CATEGORY: History, Government, Rare BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket COLOR: Brown CONDITION: The outside of book is in real rough condition; there The front endpapers are missing, and the book starts with the torn title page (see second photo). There is a lot of scribbling from various times on the front and back paste downs of the inside board with an 1810 handwritten date present. There is more light scribbles and an old style name on the title page and the finis (end) page. Some of the pages have unintentional folds. The book is in original boards and the text from the title to the ending is present. Book is with fairly sturdy. The frontispiece engraving of The Death Of General Montgomery is partially ripped at the bottom but complete. The engraving with the picture of Washington is partially missing at the bottom (photo of Washington complete). The engraving of the defeat of general Braddock is complete with a small chip to the top edge off the plate. The engraving between 104 and 105 is only 1/3 remaining and appears to be of Major Andre. The engraving between 114 and 115 is half torn away and appears to the 'Surrender of Lord.'. ONE ENGRAVING MAY BE COMPLETELY MISSING! SIZE: 4 ½ x 7 (approximately) PAGES: 226 pages. Poor+ Condition due to age. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: EMBELLISHED WITH A PORTRAIT, AND SIX HISTORICAL ENGRAVINGS. With curious anecdotes, equally honourable to himself, and exemplary to his young countrymen. The first few opening pages of the book are ad pages listing additional books published by Carey. On page 34 there is a handwritten notation mentioning 90 days after something which may be of historical importance. The publisher, Mason Locke Weems was an early American biographer who sought to instill a sense of nationalism in the new developing country. Weems did this by making the men he wrote about to be greater than they actually were. Mason Locke Weems wrote the first biography about George Washington, Francis Marion, Benjamin Franklin, and William Penn. Weems was also the first person to use the story of young Washington and the cherry-tree. Ninth Edition stated on the second title page. Printed for Mathew Carey, Philadelphia 1809. COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, books will ship immediately without email notification to customer (it's on the way), you are welcomed to email about shipment date! REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 business days after item is received. InvCodePrc 850 E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: 006290. Book.
