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London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, First Edition 1822 (reprinted). Reprinting. Hardcover. Very good; margins of a few pages moderately damaged, but does not affect the text; slightly cocked spine; slight looseness in spine; soiled inside boards & fly leaves; all else clean, tight & attractive. . C. E. Brock. Sm 8vo; 267pg. tan boards w/ red, blue & purple repeating design; tan spine strip; red lettering on spine; green DESIGN & TEXT ON INSIDE BOARDS & FLY LEAVES, LISTING "WASHINGTON IRVING BORN 1783 DIED 1859, FIRST EDITION PUBLISHED 1822"; color illustrated frontispiece on glossy page; color illustrations on glossy pages throughout; introduction xi-xvipg by F. J. S. Part of the series of English Idylis. Lovely color illustrations throughout.

London: J. M. Dent, 1906. Hardcover (no jacket; gilt decoration and titles on pale boards and spine). The Series of English Idylls; 267pp, with 24 colour illustrations by C. E. Brock. Marks on boards; minor edgewear; corners and spine ends are bumped. Page block is rough; endpapers are tanned; gift dedication penned on reverse of FEP. Occasional minor marks within. All content is clear. TS. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by Brock, C. E.. Used.

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London: William Glaisher Ltd. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Spine sunned. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Prelims browned. Sporadic foxing. 1924. Reprint. Blue-grey hardback cloth cover. 200mm x 150mm (8" x 6"). 267pp. Colour plates by C E Brock. .

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London:: J. M. Dent & Co. ,. 1906. Hardcover. Covers half bound with raised bands show moderate soil, edgewear; marbled endpapers clean, bright; hinges sound, unmarked. 24 illustrations in color by C. E. Brock; frontis tissue guard quite foxed; occasional internal foxing; pages tight, unmarked. An attractive copy. ; .

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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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London: J. M. Dent & Co, 1906. 1st thus. h/b. Very good, 1st thus edition, no d/j, grey/green boards with gilt pressed decoration and titling bright (in protective sleeve), text block firm (top edge gilt), untrimmed pages crisp and unmarked (slight browning). With 24 full colour plates.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Washington Irving (1783Ð1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories ""Rip Van Winkle"" (1819) and ""The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"" (1820). One of Irving's most lasting contributions to American culture is in the way that Americans celebrate Christmas. In his 1812 revisions to A History of New York, he inserted a dream sequence featuring St. Nicholas soaring over treetops in a flying wagon, an invention which others dressed up as Santa Claus. In his five Christmas stories in The Sketch Book, Irving portrayed an idealized celebration of old-fashioned Christmas customs at a quaint… Read More

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