Estimate: 100 – 1000
A group of 13 eulogies and orations on the death of Georgia Washington, 8vo and smaller, some disbound and some in later wrappers, overall Good to Very Good, including:
** Brooks, John. AN EUGLOGY, ON GENERAL WASHINGTON. Boston, 1800. 15, [1] pp. Final blank with contemporary ownership signature of John Bishop.
** Burrill, Col. George R. AN ORATION, PRONOUNCED AT THE BAPTIST MEETING-HOUSE IN PROVIDENCE.... Providence: John Carter, [1800.] 15, [1] pp.
** Fisher, Nathaniel. A SERMON, PREACHED DECEMBER 29, 1799... OF THE DEATH OF GENERAL WASHINGTON. Salem, [1800.] 24 pp.
** Fontanes, Louis. ELOGE FUNEBRE DE WASHINGTON. Paris, 1800. [2], 29, pp.
** Hopkins, Daniel. A SERMON PREACHED DECEMBER 29, 1799, IN THE SOUTH MEETING HOUSE, SALEM.... Salem, [1800.] 28 pp., inc. half-title.
** Johnson, John B. EULOGY ON GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON.... Albany, 1800. [2], 22 pp. First ed.
** Gouverneur Morris. AN ORATION, UPON THE DEATH OF GENERAL WASHINGTON. New York: Furman, 1800. 24 pp., with errata to final leaf verso.
** Osgood, David. A DISCOURSE, DELIVERED DECEMBER 19, 1799.... Boston: Hall, 1800. 19, [1] pp. half-title detached. Per Evans, issued with and without the farewell address; the present does not have the address. PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION from the author to half-title.
** Paine, Seth. AN EULOGY, ON GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON, PRONOUNCED IN THE FRIENDSHIP LOEDGE, NO. 9, ANTIENT YORK MASONS.... Charleston, South Carolina: Freneau and Paine, 1800. Without half-title and final blank, fore-edge cropped just shaving some letters. First ed.
** Porter, Eliphalet. AN EULOGY ON GEORGE WASHINGTON.... Boston: Manning and Loring, [1800.] 22, [2, blank], 22 pp. First ed.
** Prince, John. A DISCOURSE DELIVERED ON THE 29TH OF DECEMBER.... Salem: Cushing, [1800.] 24 pp.
** Tomb, Samuel. AN ORATION ON THE AUSPICIOUS BIRTH... AND... DEATH OF GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON. Newburyport: Blunt, 1800. 17, [3] pp. lacks half-title.
** Tuckerman, Joseph. A FUNERAL ORATION OCCASIONED BY THE DEATH OF GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON. Boston: Manning and Loring, [1800.] 24 pp.
Condition: Varies, mostly Very Good. Sold as-is.
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