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RIP VAN WINKLE.
by IRVING, Washington. Illustrated by Alan Wright.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., (1921).. FIRST EDITION WITH THESE ILLUSTRATIONS (1921), 8vo, 170 x 130 mm, 6¾ x 5 inches, green cloth, dark green illustration and lettering, 64 pages. Frontispiece and 10 full page black and white drawings by Alan Wright. Slight wear to tail of spine, cloth very slightly marked, edges faintly foxed, a little faint foxing on title page, 1 top corner creased, another has a few tiny dents, inner joints cracked, binding tight, no inscriptions. A very good copy of an uncommon edition of the American classic, lacking dustjacket. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44571
- Title
- RIP VAN WINKLE.
- Author
- IRVING, Washington. Illustrated by Alan Wright.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., (1921).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- RIP VAN WINKLE ALAN WRIGHT CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED STORY AMERICANA
Terms of Sale
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Roger Middleton
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
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- Cracked
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- Title Page
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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