The History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty. Containing, Among Many Surprising and Curious Matters, the Unutterable Ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the Disastrous Projects of William the Testy, and the Chivalric Achievements of Peter the Headstrong, the Three Dutch Governors of New-Amsterdam: Being the Only Authentic History of the Times That Ever Hath Been Published
by Knickerbocker, Diedrich (Pseudonym of Washington Irving)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
London: Thomas Tegg and Son 1836. (Hardcover) 397pp. Poor. Brown cloth spine and corners with marbled boards. Plates. Ex-library with the library bookplate pasted to the front inner board, a two-line stamp on each of the 4 plates, the front board is detached and a previous owner's label on the front endpaper. Pseudonym of Washington Irving. (Travel).
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- Seller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 157094
- Title
- The History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty. Containing, Among Many Surprising and Curious Matters, the Unutterable Ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the Disastrous Projects of William the Testy, and the Chivalric Achievements of Peter the Headstrong, the Three Dutch Governors of New-Amsterdam: Being the Only Authentic History of the Times That Ever Hath Been Published
- Author
- Knickerbocker, Diedrich (Pseudonym of Washington Irving)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas Tegg and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Travel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Adventure;
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About the Seller
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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