Nov 21, 2024 - Sale 2687

Sale 2687 - Lot 194

Price Realized: $ 7,500
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Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000
(PRESIDENTS--1796.) George Washington. A Collection of Speeches of the President of the United States. 282, [1] pages. 12mo, modern calf; intermittent foxing. Boston: Manning & Loring, July 1796

Additional Details

Includes Washington's famous exchange with the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, pages 226-230; his farewell to the troops, pages 275-280; and dozens more. This copy with a lone erratum at the bottom of page 282. The terminal leaf is an ad for bookseller Solomon Cotton. Evans 31402; Howes W130; Sabin 101545.