Mount Vernon: A Letter to the Children of America

New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1859. Small octavo (12mo) in light brown ornamental stamped and gilt-titled cloth; 70 pages; two b&w engraving frontispieces: young George Washington ("at the age of twenty-five") & Mount Vernon. Minor wear to exterior; binding tighter; leaves mostly clean; some foxing to preliminaries, including titles pages and frontis. Please see photos. Hardcover.

"Susan Augusta Fenimore Cooper (April 17, 1813 – December 31, 1894) was an American writer and amateur naturalist. She founded an orphanage in Cooperstown, New York and made it a successful charity. The daughter of writer James Fenimore Cooper, she served as his secretary and amanuensis late in his life." — Wikpedia./ Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Homes and haunts -- Virginia -- Mount Vernon (Estate)