1931 - 1944 Writings of George Washington Bicentennial Edition, Complete 1st Ed

Description: The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources 1745 - 1799. Prepared under the direction of the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission and published by authority of Congress. John C. Fitzpatrick, Editor. United States Government Printing Office, Washington D.C., 1931 - 1944, FIRST EDITION. Ex-library: “Library of The Mercersburg Academy, Presented by Florence Berlin Probst, Daughter of Congressman William M. Berlin, Greensburg, Penna.” Vol. I SIGNED BY "Honorable Wm. Berlin." Uniform dark blue cloth binding measuring 9 x 6”, 8vos. COMPLETE IN 39 VOLUMES! Vol. 1: 1745-1756; Vol. 2: 1757-1769; Vol. 3: 1770-1775; Vol. 4: 1775 [cont.]-1776; Vol. 5: 1776 [cont.]; Vol. 6: 1776 [cont.]-1777; Vol. 7-9: 1777 [cont.]; Vol. 10: 1777 [cont.]-1778; Vol. 11-12: 1778 [cont.]; Vol. 13: 1778 [cont.]-1779; Vol. 14-16: 1779 [cont.]; Vol. 17: 1779 [cont.]-1780; Vol. 18-20: 1780 [cont.]; Vol. 21: 1780 [cont.]-1781; Vol. 22: 1781 [cont.]; Vol. 23: 1781 [cont.]-1782; Vol. 24: 1782 [cont.]; Vol. 26: 1783; Vol. 27: 1783 [cont.]-1784; Vol. 28: 1784 [cont.]-1786; Vol. 29: 1786 [cont.]-1788; Vol. 30: 1788 [cont.]-1790; Vol. 31: 1790 [cont.]-1792; Vol. 32: 1792 [cont.]-1793; Vol. 33: 1793 [cont.]-1794; Vol. 34: 1794 [cont.]-1796; Vol. 35: 1796 [cont.]-1797; Vol. 36: 1797 [cont.]-1798; Vol. 37: 1798 [cont.]-1799; Vol. 38-39: Index volumes. In fair condition. Cloth boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Ex-library locator code stickers found on all tails of all spines (some stickers are covering white ex-library hand-writing). Heads and tails of spines bumped. Gilt lettering on spines dulled/soiled, but all text remains legible. Light soiling to cloth covered boards, as well as edges of text-blocks. Ownership signature, in pencil, found on Vol. I's front paste-down (Top edge): "Honorable Wm. Berlin." Facsimile bookplate of George Washington found on all front paste-downs. Ex-library bookplates found on front end-pages. Red ink "Discarded" stamps found on front fly-leaves. Ex-library pencil (some volumes exhibit pen) marginalia found on title pages and copyright pages. Light toning throughout text-blocks, some instances of finger-soiling or light age-staining. Vol. I's gutter beginning to split between pages 352 - 3, binding mesh exposed. Bindings intact, some hinges worn. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. John Clement Fitzpatrick (1876 – 1940) was an archivist and an early American historian, widely regarded as an authority on George Washington. He was noted for his groundbreaking work editing Washington's diaries and many letters and documents. Appointed by the George Washington Bicentennial Commission he prevailed over the editorship in his acclaimed 39 volume work, The Writings of George Washington, published between 1931 and 1944. His involvement during this prolonged effort set many of the standards for the management of manuscripts in the Library of Congress. Fitzpatrick died before all the volumes had been published. He belonged to a number of historical societies while also earning honorary degrees from several prominent universities. Fitzpatrick's years of correspondence and other records have provided historians with valuable sources of information on the life of and events surrounding George Washington, and on the history of Washington, D.C. for that era. William Markle Berlin (1880 – 1962) was an American businessman and politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania for two terms from 1933 to 1937. COMPLETE SET IN THIRTY-NINE VOLUMES! First Edition, OWNED by Congressman! FORN-SHELF-0509-BB-2408-HK1969

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