Rip Van Winkle
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow first appeared in a story collection by Irving called The Sketch-Book Of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. This first classic collection of American short stories also featured the popular Rip Van Winkle . The fantastical portions of Irving's works were inspired not only by his travels around Europe and hearing old folk tales and mythology, but also by a visit to upstate New York in the Catskill Mountains as a youth. His exposure to the old Dutch customs and ghost stories around Tarrytown, New York planted the seeds for his Headless Horseman character.
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- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 079788
- Title
- Rip Van Winkle
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Illustrator
- Everett Shinn, both color plates and large green margin drawings
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Garden Cit Publishing
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- childrens
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens;
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