Maxims of Washington. Compiled by John Frederick Schroeder. Special Edition. Classics of Liberty Library. Delanco, 1997.

John Frederick Schroeder was a nineteenth century author and one of the first biographers of President George Washington. His Maxims of Washington was a popular tribute to America’s first president. It contains numerous short quotations from Washington’s letters, correspondence, speeches, and other writings. Schroeder took care to choose Washington’s most flattering statements. The work also covers everything from Washington’s thoughts on liberty, democratic government, the Revolutionary War, education, foreign nations, and more. For any collector of presidential histories, Maxims of Washington serves as a book-length example of George Washington’s stature in American history.

This special edition is in near-fine condition. In the original quarter leather, near-fine with only minor foxing to gilt stamping. Raised bands. Gilt spine label. Text block near-fine, only minor rubbing to gilt edges. Faux marbled endpapers. Bookmark sewn in. With the publisher’s original pamphlet laid in.

A near-fine special edition of Maxims of Washington.