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RIP VAN WINKLE
by Washington Irving, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good +/good +
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1921. first thus. Hardcover. Very good +/good +. 7 x 10 in. Brown cloth boards with color and gilt paper plate. Color frontis and plates by Wyeth. Pictoral endpapers. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers very clean, front plate excellent with no edge wear. Slight wear to spine ends, corners are not bumped. Binding tight. Endpapers bright and clean. Title pg and frontis tissue have some foxing, some of the plates have some mild foxing in the margins, one pg of text has some foxing. No markings. DJ is GOOD+ ; overall a bit toned, loss at spine head and large chip at upper front, edges have chips. Rear has some foxing and tiny spots. In a new Mylar wrapper. Chil. RGR.
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
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53240
- Title
- RIP VAN WINKLE
- Author
- Washington Irving, illustrated by N. C. Wyeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket Condition
- good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first thus
- Publisher
- David McKay
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1921
Terms of Sale
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Andre Strong Bookseller
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Blue Hill, Maine
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- Good+
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Tight
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