SALMAGUNDI; OR, THE WHIM-WHAMS AND OPINIONS OF LAUNCELOT LANGSTAFF, ESQ., AND OTHERS by Irving, William, Paulding, James Kirke and Irving, Washington - 1860

G. P. Putam, 1860. Hardcover. Very Good. New York, 1860; green embossed cloth covered boards; beveled edges; corners bumped with board exposed; edges and back strip shelf darkened; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; musty odor present; Interior is clean and unmarked; 412 pages.

New York: G. P. Putnam & Son, 1869 SALMAGUNDI; or, The Whim-whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq., And Others- William Irving, James Kirke Paulding & Washington Irving- G. P. Putnam & Son-New York- 1869 Printed from the original edition of 1820- Hardcover:-8vo- VG/ no dj as issued- original publishers brown bevelled cloth with gilt title son cover and spine- rubbing at extremities but tight and square- 473pp are clean, no tears or writing- top edges are gilt- 4 illustrated steel engravings- SEE PHOTOS- Washington Irving"s first original literary publication, co-written with William Irving and James Kirk Paulding, and one of the most bibliographically complex American literary productions of the 19th century-The text of Salmagundi was co-authored by Washington Irving with his brother William and James Kirke Paulding. The idea for it was initially conceived by Washington Irving and Paulding as a vehicle to poke fun at the culture and society of the New York City.'-… Read More

New York: G. P. Putnam, Hurd & Houghton, 1865. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Early. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New York: Putnam, 1865. Early edition, reprinted from the first. 12mo. Bright green cloth binding, blindstamped decoration, gold decoration and titles, 413 pp. Part of Irving's Works, Volume XVII. Engraved frontispiece, protective tissue, vignette. Antique ex-library, purchased from the historical collection of one of the USA's oldest libraries, with a hand-dated and hand-numbered bookplate. Frontispiece loose, foxing primarily to endpapers and engravings. Else very good condition..

New York: G.P. Putnam, 1860. Hardcover. Stated "Printed from the Original Edition, With a Preface and Notes by Evert C. Duyckinck." 5.5 x 8in. xiv. 412pp. Engraved frontispiece and title page. Publisher's cloth boards with gilt titling and decoration. VERY GOOD. Shows the extremities shelf rubbed with marginal instances of loss, boards somewhat shelf rubbed, engraved former owner bookplate of the period at the paste-down, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain distinct. As pictured.

New York: G.P. Putnam, 1860. Hardcover. Very Good. Early reprint. Printed from the original edition, with a preface and notes by Evert A. Duyckinck. Blind ruled brown cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. Small bookshop stickers on pastedowns, pages foxed, minimal loss of spine ends, spine faded a good to very good copy.

New York: G. P. Putnam, 1860. Collection of satiric essays & verse, originally published pseudonymously in 1807-1808; collected here in a form designded to be "worthy to accompany the collected volumes of the writings of one of its distiguished authors"; preface & notes by Evert A. Duyckinck. According to an early dealer's note, this is the scarce first issue with the engraved title page by Hoppin; we cannot confirm this, though it does apperar to be the first Putnam edition. Hardcover, full textured brown calf, gilt titling & decoration. Shows some wear, hinges rubbed & scuffed, spine lightly creased; smudge/tape stain on front cover; ink note on flyleaf: "J Duffus Harris from his Uncle Willie Xmas 1864"; engraved title page & frontispiece foxed; a few pages creased. Text clean; 412 pages.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by W. A. Whitehead, Hoppin. 6½" by 8¾".

New York: Putnam, 1860. First Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. One half blue leather with marbled paper to boards. Red & brown title plates with gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpages. Black and white frontispiece and illustrated title page facing with tissue guard between.