Biblioteca heredadaGeorge Washington

Stanley Ellis Cushing. The George Washington Library Collection Boston: Boston Athenæum, 1997

Frances Laverne Carroll and Mary Meacham. The Library at Mount Vernon Pittsburgh: Beta Phi Mu, 1977

Published inventory; Worthington Chauncey Ford. Inventory of the contents of Mount Vernon, 1810, with a prefatory note by Worthington Chauncey Ford. Portland, Ore.: Printed by Kilham Stationary & Printing Co., 1909

Published catalog; Appleton P.C. Griffin, William Coolidge Lane, and Franklin Osborne Poole. A catalogue of the Washington collection in the Boston Athenæum. Boston: Boston Athenæum, 1897. Digital version. Index, published 1900. Digital version here.

Auction catalog; Stan V. Henkels. The final sale of the relics of General Washington owned by Lawrence Washington, esq., Bushrod C. Washington, esq., Thos. B. Washington, esq., and J.R.C. Lewis, esq., embracing the most important collection ever brought together, of letters, deeds, leases, legal documents, receipts, bills, account books, and memoranda, belonging to and written by General Washington … to be sold in our book salesroom … April 21st, 22d, 23d, 1891. Philadelphia: Thos. Birch’s Sons, 1891

Auction catalog; John Remigius Baker and Stan V. Henkels. The valuable and extraordinary collection of books from the library of Genl. Geo. Washington and other historical and literary rarities, collected by John R. Baker, Sr., of Phila. ... to be sold ... Feb. 11 & 12, '91. Philadelphia: Bicking Press, 1891

Paul R. Wagner. "Books from the Library of George Washington now in the Princeton University Library." Princeton University Library Chronicle XXXII:2 (Winter, 1971), pp. 111-115

Extant copies (Boston Athenaeum, Mount Vernon, Morgan Library, &c.)

Assorted auction records

Bookplate (1792): Chippendale armorial design, "George Washington" with motto "Exitus Acta Probat" (image)

There are many fake versions of Washington's bookplate on the market.