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The Works of Washington Irving: Volume 10: LIFE OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH, THE CRAYON PAPERS, MOORISH CHRONICLES
by IRVING, WASHINGTON
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- Hardcover
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New York and London: The Co-operative Publication Society, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Type: Hard Back New York and London, The Co-operative Publication Society, c1920s. The writings of the American 19th century essayist, biographer, and historian, Washington Irving; he is esp known for his humorous and satirical wit, his charm and the pictorial quality of his writing. A few of his delightful tales and sketches have become American folklore. b.1783 d.1859. HARDCOVER BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. No jacket, as issued. Octavo. 600 pages. B/w frontis: Drifting About The Streets At Night. Bound in black cloth, gilt titled on spine, blind-stamped decoration on spine and front. Mottling along fore-edge otherwise clean and unmarked, rubbed edges and corners and spine hinges. Hinge cracked at title page.Tight sewn binding. Foxing on frontis and title page, otherwise clean, unmarked, lightly toned, some waviness. Good solid volume. Volume Ten of The Works of Washington Irving.
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- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016090
- Title
- The Works of Washington Irving: Volume 10: LIFE OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH, THE CRAYON PAPERS, MOORISH CHRONICLES
- Author
- IRVING, WASHINGTON
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Co-operative Publication Society
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERATURE, AMERICAN-19TH CENTURY; NOVELISTS, AMERICAN; CLASSICS BIOGRAPHY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography. Autobiography;
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- Cracked
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- Gilt
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