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Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1111.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813911441
- ISBN
- 9780813911441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.01
€ 121.01
Hardback. Num Pages: 393 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813908748
- ISBN
- 9780813908748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.27
€ 125.27
Hardcover. Describes how Washington moved his army north from White Plains, New York, into new positions that ran from West Point to Danbury, Connecticut. His purpose in doing so was threefold: to protect his army, to protect the strategically important Hudson highlands, and to shore up the equally vital French fleet anchored at Boston. Editor(s): Chase, Philander D. Series: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926841
- ISBN
- 9780813926841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.81
€ 125.81
Hardcover. This is the 11th part in a series of volumes containing the papers of George Washington. This particular volume contains correspondence, orders and other documents from August to October 1777, one of the most militarily active periods of America's Revolutionary War. Series: Papers of George Washington. Num Pages: 730 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1197.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 730
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920269
- ISBN
- 9780813920269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.81
€ 125.81
Hardcover. This text begins with the relaxation of tension between France and the US, allowing Washington to redirect his attention to his personal affairs. He looked to the future of Mount Vernon and supervised the compilation of a list of Mount Vernon slaves, while making plans for their eventual freedom Series: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918556
- ISBN
- 9780813918556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.16
€ 121.16
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916194
- ISBN
- 9780813916194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.78€ 72.25
€ 115.78
€ 72.25
Hardcover. The ten-volume Colonial Series, covering the years 1748-1775, takes the young Washington through his command of the Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and then focuses on his political and business activities as a Virginia planter during the fifteen years before the American Revolution. Num Pages: 549 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813911458
- ISBN
- 9780813911458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.31
€ 121.31
Hardback. Documents the last four months of 1793 where George Washington and his administration remained chiefly involved with maintaining the neutrality of the United States. This volume also records the preparation of Washington's annual message - an extended process that involved input from each member of the cabinet. Num Pages: 712 pages, 4 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 712
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927596
- ISBN
- 9780813927596
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.59
€ 121.59
Hardcover. Covers the period 1 November 1778 through 14 January 1779. This title begins with George Washington at Fredericksburg, New York, watching New York City for signs that the British were about to evacuate North America. The British had different intentions, however, dispatching the first of several amphibious expeditions to invade the Deep South. Editor(s): Lengel, Edward G. Series: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 784 pages, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1197.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927213
- ISBN
- 9780813927213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.81
€ 125.81
hardcover. Covering the first half of 1790, this volume focuses upon Washington's continued concentration on the problems facing the new government. The president's near-fatal illness in May 1790 is described along with a diverse range of matters covered by his incoming correspondence. Series: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1061.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916729
- ISBN
- 9780813916729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.84
€ 120.84
Hardcover. Volume 12 of this series documents Washington's unsuccessful efforts to capitalize on the American victory at Saratoga and his decision to encamp the Continental army for the winter at Valley Forge. Series: Revolutionary War series: October-December 1777. Num Pages: 768 pages, 1 map, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920771
- ISBN
- 9780813920771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.81
€ 125.81
hardcover. In the two-year span covered by this volume, Washington continues to be concerned with personal and local matters - the expansion of his Mount Vernon acreage, the development of the flour and fishing industries there, and his promotion of schemes for the navigation of the Potomac River. Series: Papers of George Washington: Colonial Series. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813914657
- ISBN
- 9780813914657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.58
€ 120.58
Hardcover. This correspondence documents the evolution of Washington's ideas about economic and political relationships within the Empire, and helps to explain how he came to hold his particular vision of the West. It also deals with personal and local matters, such as plantation management. Series: Papers of George Washington: Colonial Series. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913629
- ISBN
- 9780813913629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.99
€ 121.99
Hardcover. Volume 10 of the "Presidential Series" continues the fourth chronological series of "The Papers of George Washington". In the period covered by this volume, the spring and summer of 1792, George Washington was busy dealing with a host of foreign and domestic issues. Series: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 736 pages, 1 Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1197.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921013
- ISBN
- 9780813921013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.19
€ 126.19
hardcover. The third of six volumes of Washington's papers in the Confederation period, this book looks at the time when Washington ventured from his house and farms at Mount Vernon only for occasional trips into Alexandria and periodic forays up to the Potomac to meet officers of the Potomac River Company. Series: Papers of George Washington: Confederation Series. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915067
- ISBN
- 9780813915067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.73
€ 121.73
Hardcover. This volume presents documents written during the final sessions of the First Congress. Congress passed legislation that established a national bank and federal excise, and increased the size of the army. Washington also gave a lot of time to the new federal city on the Potomac. Editor(s): Twohig, Dorothy; Chase, Philander D. Series: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1216.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917498
- ISBN
- 9780813917498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.19
€ 126.19
Hardcover. Documents Washington's activities during the winter and early spring of 1779, when the bulk of his army was encamped at Middlebrook, New Jersey, strategically situated where the Watchung Mountains rise from the coastal plain in the middle of the state. Editor(s): Chase, Philander D.; Ferraro, William M. Series: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 768 pages, 2 maps, 3 figures, front & back endpapers. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1429.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Volume 19 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813929613
- ISBN
- 9780813929613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.16
€ 123.16
Hardback. This second volume of the series covers the interval between George Washington's retirement from the presidency on March 4, 1797 and his death on December 13, 1799. He stayed close to home, where the management and improvement of his farms at Mount Vernon was his major concern. Series: Papers of George Washington: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917627
- ISBN
- 9780813917627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.73
€ 121.73
Hardcover. Volume 12 of the "Presidential Series" continues the fourth chronological series of "The Papers of George Washington". This series includes the public papers written by or presented to Washington during his two administrations. Editor(s): Chase, Philander D. Num Pages: 800 pages, 1ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813923147
- ISBN
- 9780813923147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.19
€ 126.19
Hardback. This volume carries Washington through the critical 15 months immediately prior to his appointment as commander-in-chief of the American army during the Revolutionary War. It focuses on his increasing political involvement in events leading up to the Revolution. Series: Colonial S. Num Pages: 768 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1207.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915500
- ISBN
- 9780813915500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.76
€ 121.76
Hardcover. This volume covers March-September of 1791, when Washington completed a tour of the southern states. On tour and when he returned to the capital, the heads of executive departments regularly reported to him about affairs of state, whilst friends and foreign correspondents sent news from Europe. Series: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 632 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918105
- ISBN
- 9780813918105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.19
€ 126.19
Hardcover. Num Pages: 628 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1179.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 628
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813911021
- ISBN
- 9780813911021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.23
€ 145.23
Hardcover. Part of the "Revolutionary War Series", this work documents a period that includes the Continental Army's last weeks at Valley Forge, the British evacuation of Philadelphia, and the Battle of Monmouth Court House. It begins with George Washington's army at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, celebrating the alliance between the United States and France. Editor(s): Crackel, Theodore J.; Lengel, Edward G. Series: Revolutionery War S. Num Pages: 832 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925226
- ISBN
- 9780813925226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.24
€ 149.24
Hardback. This is the fourth of six volumes of the papers of George Washington in the Confederation period. The series begins on 1st January 1784 and ends in September 1788, the eve of Washington's return to public life as President. This set of papers deals largely with private affairs. Series: Confederation Series. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1107.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915609
- ISBN
- 9780813915609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.66
€ 118.66