BRACEBRIDGE HALL OR THE HUMORISTS. A Medley. By Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
by Washington Irving
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, 1870 NICE LOOKING DARK GREEN COVER WITH GOLD DESIGN FRONT AND PRINT SPINE. WEAR TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SPINE AND LOWER RIGHT CORNER FRONT. FORMER OWNER LABEL INSIDE FRONT, COUPLE SMALL ERASED PENCIL MARKS INSIDE VERY FRONT. NO OTHER MARKINGS. PAGES AND BINDING TIGHT. AUTHOR'S REVISED EDITION. COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME. RIVERSIDE EDITION. VIGNETTE TITLE PAGE. BEAUTIFUL PICTURE FRONTISPIECE. published in 1822 under the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Resembling its predecessor, The Sketch Book, the collection includes stories with English, French, and Spanish settings, but is chiefly remembered for ¿Dolph Heyliger¿ and its sequel, ¿The Storm-Ship,¿ which recount the adventures of a New York lad who undertakes to discredit the legend of a haunted house, but encounters its ghost and recovers a fabulous buried treasure, as well as marrying an heiress. Americanized versions of the Flying Dutchman theme are presented in ¿The Storm-Ship,¿ and other stories in the volume are also based on European folklore. Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 ¿ November 28, 1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is 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. Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists. A collection of forty-nine sketches and stories in the manner of his earlier Sketch Book with the same narrator, Geoffrey Crayon. It is chiefly remembered for "Dolph Heyliger," "The Storm Ship," "The Stut Gentleman," and "Student of Salamanca." ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE HISTORY LIVES.
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- Bookseller
- Antique Books Den (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000985
- Title
- BRACEBRIDGE HALL OR THE HUMORISTS. A Medley. By Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
- Author
- Washington Irving
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised
- Publisher
- J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1870
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- WASHINGTON IRVING, GEOFFREY CRAYON
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Famous Authors;
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