Description: ~~Complete Four Volume Set~~~ Belonged to Alfred & Jessie Ball DuPont w/ Their Bookplate ~ The Diaries of George Washington, 1748-1799 Four Volume Set:Vol. I: 1748-1770.Vol. II: 1771-1785.Vol. III: 1786-1788.Vol. IV: 1789-1799 By George Washington~ Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick ~ Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company,~ 1925 ~ ************************************************* Octavos. 455; 461; 456; 450 pages. Indexed in the last volume. Hardcovers bound in blue cloth with George Washington's family crest on the front covers in gilt. The bindings are worn and spotted along the hinges and lesser spotting on the spines (heavier spotting on Volume I). The rear cover of Volume III has heavy spotting along the fore edge and top edge of the board. Top edges gilt. Inner hinges secure. The text is a bit toned but is generally clean. Each front paste down has a bookplate of Alfred Irenee DuPont and Jessie Ball DuPont. Alfred Irenee du Pont (1864-1935) was an American industrialist who helped run his family's gunpowder manufacturing plant based in Deleware. He married his third wife, Jessie Dew Ball (1884-1970) in 1921. Jessie Ball Du Pont was born in Northumberland County, Virginia and was an investor in her own right and helped manage the family fortune. The Du Ponts were also philanthropists, donating large sums of monies to universities and museums. Jessie Ball Du Pont also helped with the preservation of Stratford Hall Plantation in Virginia, the family home or General Robert E. Lee. In 1937 she attended the coronation of King George VI. The bookplate is very attractive and also features the Wilmington, Delaware home of the DuPonts, Nemours Mansion and Gardens. A scarce set with an interesting association.*****************************************We Always Accept Returns if the Item Does Not Match the Description. If You Have any Questions, Please Do Not Hesitate to Ask! *************************************************** Come visit our OPEN SHOP in Greensboro, North Carolina. Shop Hours: 10-6 Mondays ~~ Saturdays ~~Closed on Sundays~~ Pages Past -- Used & Rare Books / 1837 Spring Garden St. / Greensboro, N.C. 27403 We are proud to have serviced the Greensboro area with an open bookshop since 1996!
Price: 160 USD
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Boston and New York
Signed: No
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Modified Item: No
Subject: Americana
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1925
Language: English
Region: North America
Personalized: No
Author: George Washington; Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: George Washington
