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Tales of a Traveller
by Washington Irving / Geoffrey Crayon
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
This is a handsome, decorative binding copy of "Tales of a Traveller" by Geoffrey Crayon (Washington Irving). 1854; G.P. Putnam & Company; New York. "Author's Revised Edition" - complete in one volume. The book features an illustrated title page, frontispiece, and full-page engravings (each with a tissue guard). Nicely bound with gilt illustrations on the front and back covers, and ornate gilt decorations on the spine. Gilt page edges on all sides of the text block.
Condition:
Light soiling to the back cover and spine; the front cover has a few stain spots. Small cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is a minor split at the front hinge between the frontispiece and title page resulting in the front cover being just a bit shaky. Bright gilt page edges on all sides of the text block. Foxing to the illustrated plates (mostly light, though a few plates do have heavier foxing), to the tissue guards over them, and to some of the text pages before/after them. Light foxing to the end papers and pastedowns. Name written in pencil in old handwriting on front pastedown. Heavy tanning to the back of the illustrated title page, the title page, copyright page 2 contents pages, and 1st "To the Reader" page...the tanning gets lighter and disappears after the following 2 "To the Reader" pages. Overall the book is in Good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7920
- Title
- Tales of a Traveller
- Author
- Washington Irving / Geoffrey Crayon
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Author's Revised Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1854
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- washington irving, rip van winkle, legend sleepy hollow, geoffrey crayon, the sketch book, astoria, knickerbocker, devil tom walker, bracebridge hall, old christmas, tales of a traveller, salmagundi, tales of the alhambra, captain bonneville, headless hor
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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