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Washington Irving : History, Tales, and Sketches: The Sketch Book / A History of New York / Salmagundi / Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. (Library of America)
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0940450143
- ISBN 13
- 9780940450141
- Seller
-
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Library of America, 1983. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 1126 pages. Hardcover in burgundy cloth with a creme-colored slipcase. No dust jacket, as issued. The slipcase has a large scrape on the front panel; slipcase otherwise is sound. The book has a little rubbing on the spine but overall is sound and clean.
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047625
- Title
- Washington Irving : History, Tales, and Sketches: The Sketch Book / A History of New York / Salmagundi / Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. (Library of America)
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0940450143
- ISBN 13
- 9780940450141
- Publisher
- Library of America
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- 1983; Washington Irving; History; Tales; Sketches; Sketch Book; Geoffrey Crayon; Library of America; Writings; Literature; Classics; Slipcase; Box; Boxed.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature & Fiction;
- X weight
- 1.5 lb
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About the Seller
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2017
Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
Glossary
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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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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