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A history of the life and death, virtues and exploits, of General George Washington : Faithfully taken from authentic documents, and, now, in a second edition improved, respectfully offered to the perusal of his countrymen; as also, all others who wish to see human nature in its most finished form. : Price, 25 cents. : [Four lines of verse] / By the Rev. M.L. Weems, of Lodge No. 50--Dumfries.

Author/creator Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825
Other author/creatorWashington, Martha, 1731-1802 dedicatee.
Other author/creatorTanner, Benjamin, 1775-1848 engraver.
Format Book and Microform
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Re-printed by John Bioren, no. 83 Chesnut Street, for the author. (Entered according to law.), [1800?]
Description2 unnumbered pages, 82 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait ; 22 cm (12mo)
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 39062
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 39062. ^A478749
General noteDedicated to Martha Washington.
General noteFrontispiece portrait of Washington engraved by Benjamin Tanner for Weems.
General noteDate of publication suggested by E.E.F. Skeel in: Mason Locke Weems: his works and ways, 1929, v. 1, p. 11.
General noteParentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription.
General noteSignatures: pi1 A-F⁶ G⁶(-G6).
References Evans 39062
Reproduction noteJoyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 39062).

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Joyner NC Microfiche MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 39062 ✔ Available