Description: Sketches Of The Life And Correspondence Of NATHANAEL GREENE, Major General Of The Armies Of The United States, In The War Of The Revolution. (Volume 1 only) By William Johnson Published: Printed for the Author, by A. E. Miller, Charleston, 1822. FIRST EDITION. Volume One only of a 2-Volume Set. xi, (i), 515 + (i). Original full leather binding with title on leather label on the spine, which is double ruled into six compartments. Lacks the title page and frontis of Greene (original text starts with the Preface (page iii)). A modern title page printed and laid in. Text uniformly foxed and lightly browned, with a more foxing towards the last section of the book. Howes J-156 aa. Volume One includes two battle plans, that of the Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Cowpens. William Johnson was an associate justice of the US Supreme Court and served as a jurist and legislator in South Carolina and was influential in establishing the University of South Carolina. Johnson was appointed by Jefferson and was often as loggerheads with the Federalist dominated court of John Marshall. His father had served with Greene in the revolution. His biography of Greene was the first to be written and utilized Greene's personal papers. Sabin 36344. A truly beautiful copy of this scarce and important work. Not Ex-Lib. I've done my best to describe the book, but if you have additional questions, please don't hesitate to send me an e-mail.
Price: 650 USD
Location: Clemmons, North Carolina
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Year Printed: 1822
Topic: Revolutionary War (1775-83)
Binding: Leather
Origin: American
Country of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Military & War
Original/Facsimile: Original
Special Attributes: Exceptional and RARE book!, 1st Edition, Illustrated
