Knickerbocker's History of New York
de Irving, Washington
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1894. Hardcover. Very Good. Two Volume set, Van Twiller Edition with white hardcover, beveled edges, with lots of blue design work and gilt lettering/designs. Both volumes have inscription on inside front page dated 1894. Volume 1, some splitting to spine near inscription page. Vol II, 379 pages, hinges getting weak. Very Good condition, both in original brown dustjacket. A great find!
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Karl Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1030
- Título
- Knickerbocker's History of New York
- Autor
- Irving, Washington
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1894
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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Alpharetta, Georgia
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