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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. : No. I[-VII].

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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. : No. I[-VII].

by Irving, Washington

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New York: Printed by C.S. Van Winkle, 101 Greenwich Street, 1819-[1820].. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 7 parts in 2 volumes. Title-page to volume 1 repaired and mounted. Parts I, VI, and VII are first edition, second printing. Parts II, III, IV, and V were printed one year after the first edition. I (1819): 94 pages; II (1820): 96-169 pages; III (1820): 92 pages; IV (1820): 93 pages; V (1820): 108 pages.; VI (1820): 120 pages; VII (1819): 123 pages. Modern half calf over marbled boards. Volume II 5/16th of an inch taller than Volume I. Shaw & Shoemaker 48355; BAL 10106; Blanck, J. Peter Parley to Penrod, p. 143. Foredge of pp. 73-74 of Part I missing, affecting one letter on page 74. Pages 115-118 of Part VII with a running tear. Some other pages repaired not very well at an earlier date. Staining to some pages. Without the wrappers.

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On May 24 2015, a reader said:
I have found another volume of this same book in similiar condition. I have only read the preface at this time, however it is very interesting because it is written in the old enlish style of the day. very unique to read the language and phrases of the time

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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. : No. I[-VII].
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Irving, Washington
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New York: Printed by C.S. Van Winkle, 101 Greenwich Street, 1819-[1820].
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