{"product_id":"the-life-of-george-washington-late-president-and-commander-in-chief-of-the-armies-of-the-united-states-of-america","title":"The Life of George Washington, Late President and Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e The Life of George Washington, Late President and Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Corry, John\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London: Printed by J.W. Myers ... and sold by G. Kearsley ... and J. Ogle, 1800.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e First edition of John Corry's biography of George Washington, the first full-length English biography about him. With binder's ticket on front pastedown stating, \"Bound by the inmates of the Male Refuge, Hoxton,\" referring to  residents of the Refuge for the Destitute in London. In half calfskin leather with a coated paste paper[?] over boards, smooth spine gilt in compartments with a red lettering piece, and blue-gray endpapers. 7.25 x 4.75 inches; viii, [1], 10-228, [4] pages. Contemporary former owner's signature at head of title page: [Ihu?] Jorram, 1802. Later acquired by Arthur Williams Hall (1873-1952) of Massachusetts, bibliophile and manufacturer of laboratory equipment, with his acquisition notes on verso of front free endpaper and laid-in clipping from bookseller catalog; thence by descent through three generations. Binding with moderate rubbing and edgewear; interior with occasional annotations, foxing, and soiling, small chips at edges of several leaves, and a tear in the margin of one leaf. Good+.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSupported by eminent philanthropists and reformers, the Refuge for the Destitute was opened in 1805 to provide institutional housing, moral instruction, and occupational training for youth that had recently been released from prison. In 1815, a separate facility for boys, or \"Male Refuge,\" was opened at the foot of Hoxton Street in London. Minutes from 1823 show that the Refuge instructed boys in the trades of bookbinding, shoemaking, and tailoring for a period of one to two years. The Refuge closed in 1849 after government funding ceased. Uncommon and the only copy in commerce at the time of cataloging, with the added significance of being bound by residents of an influential early reformatory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReferences: \n- Howes, W. U.S.iana, 1650-1950 (1962 edition), C-790. \n- Webber, Megan. “Honest and Useful?: The Post-Institutional Lives of Refuge for the Destitute Beneficiaries.” Journal of Social History, vol. 48, no. 4, 2015, pp. 933-55.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eFull title: The life of George Washington, late president and commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America; interspersed with biographical anecdotes of the most eminent men who effected the American revolution, dedicated (by permission) to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Head to Tail Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54302876827961,"sku":"000662","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/2697\/2473\/files\/000662_1.jpg?v=1785792484","url":"https:\/\/headtotailbooks.com\/products\/the-life-of-george-washington-late-president-and-commander-in-chief-of-the-armies-of-the-united-states-of-america","provider":"Head to Tail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}