weems parson (11 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. repirnt edition. 240 pages. 11.75x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Series: An American Bookshelf. 374p original blue cloth with red and gilt decor, spine tight and still fresh, no names or stamps, first edition, a nice fresh copy Language: English.

Zustand: Very Good. Philadelphia: Printed for the Author, 1809. Eighth Edition -- Greatly Improved. 12mo; contemporary calf with faint gilt ruling to spine; leather title label detached and laid in; 228pp. Seven plates including frontispiece and Washington portrait, collated complete. Wear and scuffing to boards; chipping and shallow loss to base of spine; cracked along bottom of joints; corners bumped; front board bowed towards fore-edge; binding sound; toning and minor chipping to pages; larger chip and brief loss of meaning to bottom corner of pp. 83-84; Good to Very Good. Notably this copy bears three ownership signatures of Nicholas Van Rensselaer, who, in his obituary in 1848, is noted as a "venerable relic of the Revolution" and is described asbeing with Montgomery at the storming of Quebec, at Ticonderoga, Fort Miller, and conveyingthe intelligence of the surrender of Burgoyne to Albany. A lovely association copy of the first biography of Washington, which Weems revised and republished for several years after its initial publication circa 1800. Weems is responsible for many apocryphal stories surrounding Washington, such as the "I cannot tell a lie" quote and the cherry tree tale. Sabin 102486.

Second edition, but the first obtainable edition, as only a few copies of the 1809 first edition, published in Philadelphia, are known. 12mo. 270 pp. Inscribed by Weems at the head of the title page "Mr. Wm. Moore / from an old friend / the Author." Though Horry is recorded as the author on the title page, the copyright is listed as held by Weems and reads, in part: "The Life of Gen. Francis Marion . from documents furnished by his brother in arms, Brigadier General P. Horry, and by his Nephew, the Hon. Robert Marion, Esq. of Congress," A copy of the 1809 edition held at the University of South Carolina is annotated by General Horry and his notes read, in part: "All this . is the fruitful invention of the Brain of Mr. Weems" and "Most certainly 'tis not my history, but your romance." Though published as a popular historical biography, Weems's "Francis Marion" has been long known to have been largely compromised by liberties he took with the manuscript and might now be looked upon as an example of early American historical or romantic fiction. Still a very good copy. Contemporary calf (rubbed, some wear at the extremities); text block browned, one signature pulled, contemporary ink names on pastedowns. (10363). Parson Weems (1759-1825), a native of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, became one of the first two candidates to receive Anglican ordination for service in the United States. After settling in Dumfries, Virginia, in 1795, he became an agent for the Philadelphia publisher Mathew Carey, and for the next 30 years he traveled the roads of the eastern United States, especially the South, peddling books; during that time he published a number of moral tracts and historical biographies of major American figures, Washington, Franklin, and Penn, in addition to Francis Marion, all of which became best sellers of the day, going through many editions during the first half of the 19th century. "'The Life and Memorable Actions of George Washington' and 'The Life of Gen. Francis Marion' [are] both early examples of the supposedly ultra-modern fictionalized biography" (DAB). Howes H-50: "General Horry furnished the facts, Parson Weems the rhetoric; so much of it that Horry became indignant and disclaimed all connection with thee book. Unabashed, Weems continued its publication through many editions." Sabin 33044 (for this edition and with author attribution to Horry; Sabin does not record the 1809 edition). Turnbull I, p. 504. We have been unable to locate a record for another copy of any edition of this work signed or inscribed by Weems; indeed, we have found no other printed works inscribed by him over the past 75 years (ABPC, 1941-2018). Manuscript material of any sort by Weems is rare, with one autograph letter recorded at auction over the past 42 years (ABPC, 1976-2018).