Author: WASHINGTON, George
Title: Journal of My Journey over the Mountains... While Surveying for Lord
Description: 1892. WASHINGTON, George, ed. J. M. TONER. JOURNAL OF MY JOURNEY OVER THE MOUNTAINS .. WHILE SURVEYING FOR LORD THOMAS FAIRFAX, BARON OF CAMERON, IN THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA, BEYOND THE BLUE RIDGE, IN 1747-8. Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1892. First edition. Inscribed by the author on front flyleaf, dated 1892. 144 pp. 8vo. tan paper covered boards printed in black. Spine and edges chipped. Light soil to boards. Interior text age-toned at edges, else fine. First publication of Washington's earliest extant journal (he was sixteen at the time). With maps and facsimiles of original sketches by Washington. .

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