Lot 103 - "The Life of George Washington" Antique Book by Jared Sparks, with Mount Vernon Frontispiece Engraving, Published by Ferdinand Andrews, Boston, Massachusetts, 1839

Lot 103 - "The Life of George Washington" Antique Book by Jared Sparks, with Mount Vernon Frontispiece Engraving, Published by Ferdinand Andrews, Boston, Massachusetts, 1839"The Life of George Washington." By Jared Sparks. Published by Ferdinand Andrews, Boston, Massachusetts, 1839. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1839 by Jared Sparks, in the Clerk's office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Stereotyped and printed at Cambridge by Folsom, Wells, and Thurston, Printers to the University. The title page includes a Latin epigraph and a vignette of draped laurel branches. The

featuring applied figure of Jesus affixed with two screws

The typewriter is in great cosmetic condition with only a few chips and some fading in the paint and lettering

Vintage folk art hand-carved wooden figural bottle cork depicting a man's head with painted facial features including blue eyes

Inscribed 1844

Pre-Auction Notes: Some of the photos in this album appear to be of Civil War soldiers

Pre-Auction Notes: Worden S

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Both the outer pot and liner show rust and surface corrosion throughout consistent with age and use

The card is in good condition and works normally when viewed through a stereoscope

Both exhibit light wear and surface irregularities consistent with hand craftsmanship and age

The image presents Bernhardt in character