New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1869. Book. Fine. Cloth. Three volumes in duodecimo (12mo), kelly green cloth covered beveled boards with decorative gilt spine titles Top edges gilt. pp. 442, 438, 425. Each volume with frontispiece portrait engraving of Washington Irving with tissue guards in place. The Author's Revised Edition (Riverside Edition) These volumes are all very nicely preserved with very solid, bright gilt top edges, clear, undimisihed decorative gilt spine titles, fresh green cloth and bright, crisp, clean and unmarked interiors. All volumes so tight as to suggest that they are unread. The tissue guards are all uncreased, untorn and crisp, but each shows a touch of faint foxing with even less affecting the margins but NOT the images of the frontispieces. Volume 2 has a pea sized spot of fading/soil, else fine. No dust jackets. The set Very Near Fine..

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Bookseller: Brillig Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 08875
Title: The Life and Letters of Washington Irving
Author: Irving, Pierre
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1869
Keywords: IRVING, PIERRE, WASHINGTON, LIFE, LETTERS, CORRESPONDENCE, LITERARY, LITERATURE, AMERICAN, UNITED STATES, CLASSICAL, BIOGRAPHY, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, AUTHOR, AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL, NEW ENGLAND,
Bookseller catalogs: General;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Beveled: Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
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Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...