Go. Washington Two Of His Letters.
£50.00
Publisher
Zeitlin and Ver Brugge.
Place
Los Angeles, California.
Date
1976
Synopsis
With an essay by page smith. limited edition of 750 copies for private distribution.
Item Description
4to. 10 x 8.25 inches. Unpaginated. [8] pp. and 2 blank pages. In stapled orange card wrapper with black titles and pocket at front to contain the two Washington facsimile letters, each of [4] pp., folded and with Zeitlin publication label. A little wear and creasing of folder edges, but otherwise a very good copy. 1977 presentation inscription from Jake (i.e. Jacob Zeitlin to Tony Rota) on first blank page. Illustrated by facsimile signature of George Washington. Decorated by title page vignette. Published to mark the American Revolution Bicentennial in 1976, this is a limited edition facsimile of two letters from George Washington (Mount Vernon and Philadelphia, April 1789), relating to his assumption of the office of US President, with two accompanying essays. Page Smith (1917-95) was a US academic historian and Jacob Zeitlin (1902-87), the publisher, was also a bookseller and collector. This copy is inscribed by Zeitlin to Anthony Rota (1932-2009), prominent antiquarian bookseller.
[Stock No. 28846]
