Rip Van Winkle
by Irving, Washington. Illustrated By Arthur Rackham
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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Synopsis
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow first appeared in a story collection by Irving called The Sketch-Book Of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. This first classic collection of American short stories also featured the popular Rip Van Winkle . The fantastical portions of Irving's works were inspired not only by his travels around Europe and hearing old folk tales and mythology, but also by a visit to upstate New York in the Catskill Mountains as a youth. His exposure to the old Dutch customs and ghost stories around Tarrytown, New York planted the seeds for his Headless Horseman character.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 044363
- Title
- Rip Van Winkle
- Author
- Irving, Washington. Illustrated By Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- GOLDEN AGE ILLUSTRATION AMERICAN LEGEND FOLKLORE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books; Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
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