ALEXANDER HAMILTON [Signed]

New York: The Penguin Press, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 818 pages. In very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine yellow with a black band, yellow lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$35.00'; Signed and dated by Chernow, dated 9/15/05 on the title page. Bookplate on the front pastedown "Presented to Mr. Eric B. Wentworth on the occasion of the awarding of the inaugural George Washington Book Prize [seal] May 7, 2005 Washington College". With a typed letter signed by Baird Tipson, President of Washington College, dated May 6, 2003, discussing how "Ron Chernow is the inaugural recipient of the George Washington Book Prize for his work, Alexander Hamilton." Shelved Case 1 1/2. Created by Washington College, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, and George Washington's Mount Vernon, the $50,000 George Washington Prize is one of the nation's largest and most notable literary awards. 1378409. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. (Inventory #: 1378409)