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[GEORGE WASHINGTON] JOHN MARSHALL . The Life of Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces, during the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. Compiled under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers Bequeathed to Him by His Deceased Relative, and now in Possession of the Author . Philadelphia, PA: C.P. Wayne, 1804-1807. FIRST EDITION OF JOHN MARSHALL’S THE LIFE OF WASHINGTON PUBLISHED IN PHILADELPHIA, PA BY C.P. WAYNE BETWEEN 1804-1807 First edition, 8.75 by 5.5 inches, complete five volume set, full contemporary calf binding, frontispiece portrait of Washington in Volume I, and in good condition with heavy rubbing to the boards, some of the covers are detached, all but one lacking the label on the spine with two additional labels separate but present, and foxing to the first and last few pages. THIS HISTORIC SET IS ONE OF THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE BIOGRAPHIES ON WASHINGTON EVER WRITTEN One of the most authoritative biographies on Washington ever written due to John Marshall being one of the last to have personally been associated with Washington, in addition to having access to the late President’s papers through his nephew. Marshall served as one of Washington’s captains during the American Revolution and later as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835, with his term being widely considered as the most influential in the Court. He greatly admired George Washington and spent several years publishing this biography. Marshall later revised and condensed it into a two-volume work in 1832 and then abridged it to a single volume in 1838 with the goal of making it useful in schools. “It is impossible to contemplate the great events which have occurred in the United States under the auspices of Washington, without ascribing them, in some measure, to him…” (Marshall, 5:779).
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