Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial

Lossing, Benson J. Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial. New York: W. A. Townsend & Company, 1859. First edition.

Large octavo (8 3/4 x 6 1/2″). 376pp. Original embossed and gilt-stamped full morocco, with gold lettering to spine and covers. All paper edges gilt. Engraved frontispiece.

Profusely illustrated with 2 full-page steel engravings, 1 full-page wood engravings (Frontispiece), and 136 in-text wood engravings, this work presents a rather complete picture of the private and domestic life of George Washington at his Mount Vernon estate.

Binding darkened along spine and rubbed along edges. Foxing to the two steel engravings. Crease along engraved frontispiece and title page. Binding in overall good-, interior in very good condition. g- to vg. Hardcover.

About the author: Benson J. Lossing (1813-1891) was the author of many books, including “1776, or the War of Independence,” The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812, Empire State: A Compendious History of New York, and The Hudson: From Wilderness to Sea. (42233) $95