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$3.8M Luxury Leawood Online Estate Sale

Wed, Jan 29, 2025 06:00PM EST - Sun, Feb 2, 2025 08:00PM EST
Lot 38

1804 "The Life of George Washington" by John Marshall with Fold-out Map

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The first London edition of John Marshall's The Life of George Washington, Richard Phillips, 1804. The first volume only. Octavo, 8 1/2" x 5". Two fold-out engraved maps of the United States (North and South) inserted at the end of the text (each measures approx. 14 1/2” x 20”). James Fittler engraved frontispiece after a Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington. Quarter calf over cloth boards, marbled end papers.

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Moisture stained edges. Some wear to the covers, lightly browned text block.

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