Authenticated Copy Of The Last Will And Testament Of George Washington Of Mt. Vernon, Embracing A Schedule Of His Real Estate And Notes Thereto By The Textator To Which Is Added Historical Notes And Biographical Sketches By The Publisher

Washington, D.C.: A. Jackson, Publisher, 1868. First Edition. An ex-library copy in very good- condition bound in 1/4 red cloth and marbled paper covered boards with the original leather covered corners. An octavo of 8 5/8 by 5 1/2 inches with a white, hand-printed title on the spine, a library plate on the front paste down, a library stamp on the first free end page and on the title page, library call numbers on the copyright page and first page of text and the ghost of library items removed from the last free end page and the rear paste down. The front hinge is separated. the binding of the pages has been oversewn and the last page of text shows (truncated) three closed tears.` The text block is composed of separate numbered sections as follows: the preliminaries up to the copyright page; a facsimile of two handwritten pages; a one page certification; a one page preface; the will of 29 pages; the schedule of property of 4 pages; notes of 10 pages; notes of the publisher of 15 pages. Illustrated with a vignette from an engraving of Washington on the title page. (Inventory #: TB31992)