Jared Sparks, ed.; THE WRITINGS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON ... WITH A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR (Boston: American Stationers' Co., 1833-'37) 12 vols. 4to, full calf; the leather much decayed, with scarcely any remaining on the spines; contents very nice, with very broad margins and little toning. A scarce and important set, the largely-successful first effort to collect and print all of the first president's papers.