A 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 pondering 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 or ever will be published
by Knickerbocker, Diedrich
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About This Item
New York: George P. Putnam, 1849. Revised Edition. Cloth. Fair. Revised edition, 1849. A Fair copy. 8vo, 454 pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth. Tips rubbed through. A few small tears along the joints near the spine. End papers tanned. Damp-staining throughout.
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- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29925
- Title
- A 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 pondering 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 or ever will be published
- Author
- Knickerbocker, Diedrich
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Publisher
- George P. Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1849
- Keywords
- parody, Washington Irving, Christmas
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- Spine
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