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WOLFERT'S ROOST, And Other Papers- Now First Collected
by Washington Irving
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- G-VG/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1865. WOLFERT'S ROOST, And Other Papers- Now First Collected - Washington Irving- G. P. Putnam's Sons- 1865- Author's Revised edition from the original of 1855- complete in one volume- Hardcover:-8vo- G-VG/ no dj as issued- original publishers brown bevelled cloth with gilt titles on cover and spine- top page edges are gilt- light rubbing at extremities & chipping at head and foot of spine - but still solid and square- 431pp are clean, no tears or writing-PO bookplate on inner cover- illustrated by 6 steel engravings -light foxing on engravings, pages clean- SEE PHOTOS- "Collection of anecdotes,essays, and travel accounts by the famed author; including such subjects as a Creole village in Louisiana, the Bermudas, Malta, Minorca, the Mississippi Bubble, his experiences in Paris, an excellent section on the Seminole Indians, etc. Non-fiction-travel-adventure-essays-anecdotes-legends-illustrated (2338). Reprint. Cloth. G-VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- jakoll
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2338
- Title
- WOLFERT'S ROOST, And Other Papers- Now First Collected
- Author
- Washington Irving
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G-VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1865
- Keywords
- Non-fiction-travel-adventure-essays-anecdotes-legends-illustrated
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
jakoll
Payment must be received within 7 working days. Payments by cheque will be held 10 working days to clear. Full refund of purchase price only if item has been misdescribed as pertains to condition. Mailing costs non-refundable. Item must be returned in the same condition as it was originally sent out for refund conditions to apply.
About the Seller
jakoll
Biblio member since 2007
Mansonville, Quebec
About jakoll
We specialize in Modern 1st Edition, Children's books, Vintage classics, vinyl records, original movie posters, sports cards, comics, postage stamps and coins.We only sell online at this time and have been doing so for over 30 years.
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- Spine
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- Chipping
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Bookplate
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- G
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- Reprint
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- Rubbing
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- Cloth
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