George Washington.
£75.00
Publisher
Harper and Brothers.
Place
New York
Date
[n.d., c.1920?]
Synopsis
By woodrow wilson ph.d., litt.d., ll.d. president of the united states. copiously illustrated.
Item Description
8vo. 8.25 x 5.25 inches. viii + 333 pp. Bound in original green cloth, gilt, with gilt block of arms within borders on front board. Rough cut edges. Wear at head and tail of darkened spine, with a few small splits; otherwise a very good clean copy. Illustrated by 35 plates, including portrait frontispiece, protected by tissue guard, maps and facsimiles and by 9 text figures, including head and tailpiece vignettes. A biography of George Washington (1732-99), first President of the United States, by Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), who served as twenty eighth President, 1913-21. Before entering national politics, Wilson had an academic career and was professor of Jurisprudence and Political Economy at Princeton, later becoming President of the University The title was first published in 1896 and this undated edition could have appeared from the period of Wilson's presidency or soon afterwards.
[Stock No. 29353]
