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Mehrere Fototafeln, davon 1 in Farbe "Washington in 1793". 183 S. Im Vorsatz saubere Widmung des Verfassers "To my cousin Dr. Aloys Heinen.". Danach "To the memory of WOODROW WILSON your friend and mine "not my friend Aloys Heinen" Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 850 Hln. Einband etw. fleckig, Kanten bestoßen. Unbeschnitten, sonst gut erhalten.

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Hardcover. Large Octavo, viii, x, xii, 512 pages. In Good condition. Bound in the publisher's burgundy cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have moderate wear including slight scuffing/soiling, sunning to the spine and rubbing to the head/tail edges. Text block has moderate wear including slight age toning to the edges and scattered foxing to the interior. Frontispiece. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column Y. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for international/expedited orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire about rates. 1408084. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Illus., 9.5 x 6.25", gilt-lettered cloth, 512pp with index, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and worn, library number label taped to spine (former owner was a retired librarian who did this to all his own books), pp toned and a bit used, but still a good, usable copy. FIRST EDITION ("Published, November, 1927").

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good-. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, some plates edgeworn, spine crease, rubbing to spine head and tail and corners, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Prussing, a prominent lawyer and Washington scholar, republishes George Washington's will, and analyzes its contents, including all of Washington's extensive property and its history. He also provides details of Washington's clause freeing all his slaves upon the death of Martha Washington, as well as some detail of the decades the estate provided for the former slaves that remained after Martha's death. First Edition, First Printing of this detailed examination of Washington's estate, his properties, investments and philanthropic interests. ; Ex-Library; xii, 512 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Red cloth. Narrow, thick quarto. xii, 1, 512pp. Illustrated. No dust jacket. First edition. The author, a lawyer, writes about George Washington as an administrator of his own large property holdings and his provisions for their disposition and administration after his death. The book discusses the substance of the will, how it came to be made, by whom it was written and when, who the executors were and why, of what the estate consisted of, etc. The book is illustrated with many photo facsimiles of the will itself as well as four maps (two of them folding). A good copy with some light soiling and wear to the cloth. There is an ink owner's name at front else the text is good with some scattered foxing (occasionally heavy) and wear. Scarce. Foreign postage extra on this heavy book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. xii, [2], 512 pages. Minor edge and page soiling. Footnotes. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Appendix I through IX. Index. Eugene E. Prussing was a prominent Chicago and Hollywood lawyer who was born July 12, 1855 and attended the University of Michigan's law school in Ann Arbor. Prussing spent half of the year in Evanston and the other half in Hollywood, California. Prussing was a co-founder of the Law Club and the Judges' Table at the Union League Club. He wrote a pamphlet entitled "Making Trust Companies Universal," which was adopted as an act in Illinois in 1887 and 1889 and copied by many other states and countries. Other writings were "Chicago's First Great Lawsuit," about the Forsyth et al. vs. Nash case, George Washington in Love and Otherwise (1925), and The Estate of George Washington, deceased (1927). The author, a lawyer, writes about George Washington as an administrator of his own large property holdings and his provisions for their disposition and administration after his death. The book discusses the substance of the will, how it came to be made, by whom it was written and when, who the executors were and why, of what the estate consisted of, etc. The book is illustrated with many photo facsimiles of the will itself as well as four maps (two of them folding).

Hard Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Printing. Publisher's full burgundy cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt facsimile of the opening paragraph of Washington's holographic will on cover. Generously illustrated with 24 photographs and reproductions of wills, surveys, ledgers, stock certificates, court documents, and four maps (two folding). . The volume is in excellent condition, with only slight wear at the head of the spine, gilt on spine faded, corners lightly rubbed, else fine; unmarked, tight, square, and clean. NEAR FINE. Photographs. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xii, (i), 512 pp.