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Knickerbocker's History of New York: A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty
de Washington Irving, (Diedrich Knickerbocker). Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good-
- Librería
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Sobre este artículo
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Parrish, Maxfield (illustrator). First edition. Small folio (9 1/4" x 13"), tan buckram over matching boards. Top edge gilt. Water stain to front and rear board. Spine has wear to head and foot. Spine faded. Light water staining from title page to page 226, resulting in some waviness to some pages. Otherwise, text is clean and clear.
Sinopsis
For the bicentennial of its original publication—the first full-length book from the father of the American short storyIn 1809, New Yorkers were buzzing about a series of classified ads concerning the whereabouts of Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker. They were unaware that Washington Irving had invented the man entirely and placed the ads himself. Knickerbocker's purported manuscript, A History of New York, was Irving's own. Told from Knickerbocker's point of view, A History of New York is a chronicle of New York's fifty years under Dutch rule in the 1600s that plays fast and loose with the facts, to uproarious effect. Irving's good-humored spoofing had staying power, and his satire provided the city with its first self-portrait. A History of New York propelled Irving to the heights of literary stardom and even made a little history of its own: New Yorkers are called Knickerbockers to this day.
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 3251
- Título
- Knickerbocker's History of New York: A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty
- Autor
- Washington Irving, (Diedrich Knickerbocker). Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish
- Ilustrador
- Maxfield Parrish
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good-
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- R. H. Russell
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1900
- Páginas
- 299 pages
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
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- Folio
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- Title Page
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
