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Antique SET of 7 Volumes The Works of Irving Washington Fulton Edition Astoria, Sketch Book Abbotsford, Woefert's Roast and other Stories, Knickerbocker's History of New York, The Alhamera. Tales of a Traveller, Bracebridge Hale
by Irving Washington
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/no dust jackets
- Seller
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Winfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
7 volumes ship as one in the U.S.A. - not a complete set. Bracebridge Hall, frontispieces of Washington Irving is from a daguerreotype by Plumb about 1850. Tales of a Traveller, illus. of The Money Diggers drawn by Frank T. Merrill. The Alhamera preface to the revised edition is dated 1851. Astoria includes a couple of drawings by Frederic Remington, Trappers Crossing the Rockies and Canadian Voyageurs. Sketch Book Abbotsford, preface to the revised edition is dated 1848. Woefert's Toost and other Stories Newstead Abbey. Has a water stain, drawings by various artists. Knickerbocker's History of New York with drawings by FOC Darby. (Remember the Macaronis?) Has a closed tear in the tissue covering the frontis drawing. In VG condition. There is some foxing. The tissue paper is very discolored (not acid free) and some discoloration to rest of book. All are dated 1912. No dust jackets. Some soiling mainly to exterior pages of book. Some books have worn corners and edges of spine, with some bent under. In VG condition overall. Please no international orders. Shelf space for the seven books is approx. nine inches.
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- Bookseller
- booksnvintage
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio621
- Title
- Antique SET of 7 Volumes The Works of Irving Washington Fulton Edition Astoria, Sketch Book Abbotsford, Woefert's Roast and other Stories, Knickerbocker's History of New York, The Alhamera. Tales of a Traveller, Bracebridge Hale
- Author
- Irving Washington
- Illustrator
- Various inc. Frederic Remington FOC Darby
- Format/Binding
- Hardcovers
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- no dust jackets
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- all are from 1912
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Current Literature Pub. Co.
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1912
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The Macaronis Frederic Remington Washington Irving.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Collection;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
booksnvintage
Biblio member since 2008
Winfield, Illinois
About booksnvintage
booksnvintage is an on-line bookseller that specializes in more contemporary books that are hard to find, first editions, educational, or in some way special. A picture is worth a thousand words which is why the majority of my listings have at least one photo.
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