The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon 7 parts in 2 volumes
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon 7 parts in 2 volumes
by Irving, Washington as Geoffrey Crayon
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: C.S. Van Winkle 101 Greenwich street, 1819-1820. Mixed printings. Full leather. Very good. Octavo, Part 1 is a second printing, parts 2-6 are printed one year after the first printing 1820 with no textural difference. (BAL) part 7 match BAL (10106) for second printing. A very good set in period mottled brown leather, rubbed along the comers, starting along the front gutter of volume 2 inner hinge cracked, and both with blank endpapers, indicating an early repair as rear endpapers are period marbled . Spines nicked but an attractive set with original labels .
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- Bookseller
- Old New York Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49797
- Title
- The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon 7 parts in 2 volumes
- Author
- Irving, Washington as Geoffrey Crayon
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Mixed printings
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- C.S. Van Winkle 101 Greenwich street
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1819-1820
- Keywords
- American Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...