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putnam, 1856 hardback book in good condition,vol v1 works of Washington irving,solid binding. Hardcover. Good.

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, [1822] 1835. A New Edition (Early reprint). Hardcover. Good. Full contemporary leather with rubbing to edges and covers, front joint loosened, but all cords are attached. Black spine label rubbed. Rear end page corner torn. Unmarked. Still bright paper with light foxing. Leather title includes " Irivings Works" and part of a set, but stands alone with no interior information indicating set numbers. Selling as-is, I do not have volume one. Inquires welcome, scans made.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell and Company, nd. Hardcover. Good. Unmarked text. Faded spine. Undated. Revised edition. 310p. Measures 5x7.5 inches. Blind stamp on board: The Astor Prose Series. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley was written by Washington Irving in 1821, while he lived in England, and published in 1822. This episodic novel was originally published under his pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon. As this is a location-based series of character sketches, there are a number of individual plots.

Putnam's Sons. VG+. 1865. Revised Edition. Hardcover. People's Edition. Author's revised edition complete in one volume. Very minor usage showing. Dark green covers with gold lettering/details on front. Gold lettering on spine almost gone. Covers have mottled fading. Inked ownership of Cockey dated Christmas 1883. Although text is clean/tight there is some normal foxing. Pre-title page has nice steel oval engravure of young lady holding a kittie. ; 41/4x61/4; 543 pages .

NY 1865 author's revised edition complete in one volume, Putnam. Hardcover. Octavo, 465pp., engraved frontis, purple cloth. VG plus, cover faded. .

George P Putnam, January 1850. Hardcover. Very Good. leather spine with raised bands and gilt titles in black lozenges; leather corners; marbled boards; light edge rubbing; clean unmarked text

New York: G P Putnam; Hurd & Houghton, 1865. Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 543pp. Cocked spine, some overall wear, former owner's name in pencil on first blank page. A few page corners folded down, tissue guard at title page is crumpled, first signature is hanging on by a thread.

Carey, Lea & Blanchard. Good. 1835. Three-Quarter Leather. Good three quarter leather edition, with the previous owner's name and bookplate on the front endpapers. The front hinge has been repaired and is holding. This is volume 1 Only! Marbled boards are rubbed and leather is worn and is chipping at the spine ends. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 261 pages .

(Printed by H.O. Houghton and Company, Riverside, Cambridge for) G.P. Putnam and Son, New York: 1868., 1868 543 p. + Engraved vignette half title. Top edge gilt. Early inscription. probably by Mrs. G. N. Reynolds - "My dear Husband-with much love, Milwaukee, January 10th 1868" on first fly leaf. 16mo. 170mm. Original full green cloth binding. Title on front board lettered in gold with an elaborate gilt oval. Extremities very slightly rubbed. Hardbound. Very good. Riverside Edition. Nice copy. Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. LIT BX 8 0.0. Signed by Author(s). Hardcover.

NY: C.S. van Winkle, 1826. 3/4 leather and marbled boards. Spine joints splitting, cover extremities heavily rubbed, text somehwat soiled and foxed: Good-. 12mo. 3rd American edition.

Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1835-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Philadelphia, 1835; VOLUME I ONLY; green cloth covered boards; edges and covers scuffed; corners bumped; spine edges chipped; 12mo - over 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; previous owner's name on front paste-down; interior foxed; interior clean and unmarked; 261 pages.

E-071: C. S. Van Winkle, Printer. Very Good. 1822. Leather. Leather. 8vo. New York: Printed by C. S. Van Winkle, 1822., 1822. Two volumes. Volume I: 348 (missing the last 2 pages; Volume II: 351 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in 3/4 19th century gilt decorated red leather over marble paper covered boards. Gilt titles and decoration present to the spine. Boards have shelfwear wear present (spines are chipped and worn. ) Marbled endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate present to the FFEP, name present to the half-title page (Walter Ringgold). Missing the last two pages of Volume I. Heavy foxing. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A series of character sketches of the occupants of an English manor written while Irving lived in England. Washington Irving was America's first genuine internationally best-selling author and the first American to earn his living from his writing alone. E-71; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .