Ver a tamaño completo.
The Complete Works (in 26 vols)
de Irving, Washington
- Usado
- near fine
- Estado
- Near Fine
- Librería
-
Pasadena, California, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
New York: G.P. Putnam, 1864. Near Fine. Twenty-six small octavo volumes (6 5/16 x 4 inches; 160 x 102 mm). Bound ca. 1880 in three-quarter plum calf over marbled boards ruled in blind. Smooth spines with two slightly raised bands, elaborately lettered and decorated in gilt. Marbled edges and endpapers. Spines uniformly sunned. Previous owner's name written on several of the title pages. Engraved frontispieces, head-and-tailpieces. A Near Fine set overall.
Washington Irving (1783-1859), American author, wit, and man of society. His highly successful burlesque, A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty (1809), written under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker, has been called "the first great book of comic literature written by an American" (The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature). His best-known book, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1820), contains sketches of English life, essays on American subjects, and two of the most famous short stories in American literature: Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Irving was a prolific author, writing popular and esteemed biographies of the Prophet Mohammed, Christopher Columbus, and George Washington, as well as travel narratives and other works. Near Fine.
Washington Irving (1783-1859), American author, wit, and man of society. His highly successful burlesque, A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty (1809), written under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker, has been called "the first great book of comic literature written by an American" (The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature). His best-known book, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1820), contains sketches of English life, essays on American subjects, and two of the most famous short stories in American literature: Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Irving was a prolific author, writing popular and esteemed biographies of the Prophet Mohammed, Christopher Columbus, and George Washington, as well as travel narratives and other works. Near Fine.
Reseñas
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- Whitmore Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 3669
- Título
- The Complete Works (in 26 vols)
- Autor
- Irving, Washington
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- G.P. Putnam
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1864
Términos de venta
Whitmore Rare Books
15 day return guarantee, with full refund if an item arrives damaged or not matching the description.
Sobre el vendedor
Whitmore Rare Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2009
Pasadena, California
Sobre Whitmore Rare Books
We operate a retail shop in "Old Town" Pasadena open normal business hours Tuesday through Saturday.
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
