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A Son of the Circus

A Son of the Circus

by Irving, John

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Random House, NY, 1994. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. " 'A Son of the Circus' is comic genius...Get ready for Irving's most raucous novel to date." [The Boston Globe] "Dr. Farrokh Daruwalla, reared in Bombay by maverick foes of tradition, educated in Vienna, married to an Austrian and long a resident of Toronto, is a 59-year-old without a country, culture or religion to call his own...." [NY Newsday] "[Irving] spills characters from his imagination as agilely as improbable numbers of clowns pile out of a tiny car... [H]is Indian characters are vibrant and convincing." [The Wall Street Journal] There is a protective mylar cover. 1ST US TRADE EDITION.
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The Life and Letters of Washington Irving [4 volumes]

The Life and Letters of Washington Irving [4 volumes]

by Irving, Pierre

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G.P. Putnam, NY, 1862. 1st edition. hardcover. Good . Washington Irving (1783-1859) was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely through his writings and the first to enjoy international acclaim. In addition to his long public service as a diplomat, Irving was amazingly prolific. His collected works fill forty volumes that encompass essays, history, travel writings, and multi-volume biographies of Columbus and Washington. But it is Irving's mastery of suspense, characterization, tempo, and irony that transforms his fiction into virtuoso performances..." [Pub. Info] This biography of Irving was written by his nephew. The volumes are in Good to Very Good condition. [Please check for shipping cost on multi-volume sets and larger format books.]
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Bracebridge Hall  [Facsimile edition.]

Bracebridge Hall [Facsimile edition.]

by Irving, Washington; Illustrated by F.O.C Darley

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Sleepy Hollow Press, NY, 1978. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley was written by Washington Irving in 1821, and published in 1822. This episodic novel was originally published under his pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon. As this is a location-based series of character sketches, there are a number of individual plots. The tales centre on the occupants of an English manor (based on Aston Hall, near Birmingham, England, which was occupied by members of the Bracebridge family and which Irving visited." [Pub. Info] 1ST THUS
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The Canton Edition of the Works of Washington Irving [8 volumes]  1887

The Canton Edition of the Works of Washington Irving [8 volumes] 1887

by Irving, Washington

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John B. Alden, NY, 1887. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good. "Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American author of the early 19th century. Best known for his short stories 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle,' he was also a prolific essayist, biographer and historian. He travelled on the Western frontier in the 1830s and recorded his glimpses of Western tribes in 'A Tour on the Prairies' (1835). He spoke against the mishandling of relations with the Native American tribes by Europeans and Americans." [Pub. Info] 1ST THUS
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Diedrich Knickerbocker's History of New York  [Facsimile edition.]

Diedrich Knickerbocker's History of New York [Facsimile edition.]

by Irving, Washington; Illustrated by F.O.C Darley

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Sleepy Hollow Press, NY, 1981. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "Diedrich Knickerbocker was created in 1809 by a young Washington Irving, who used the character to narrate his classic satire, 'A History of New York.' According to Irving's partisan narrator, everything good and distinctive, proud and powerful, about New York City - from the doughnuts to the twisting streets of lower Manhattan - could be traced back to New Amsterdam. Terrific general interest, cultural history of a city with a rich and lively literary past. First-ever book on the eponymous myth that has informed New York City culture since the early 1800s." [Pub. Info] 1ST THUS
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Spanish Papers and Other Miscellanies, Hitherto Unpublished or Uncollected   (Vols I and II)...

Spanish Papers and Other Miscellanies, Hitherto Unpublished or Uncollected (Vols I and II) 1st ed.

by Irving, Washington

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G. P. Putnam, Hurd and Houghton, NY, 1866. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No jacket. Arranged and edited by Pierre M. Irving. Scarce first of two volumes. Prior owner's signature. Chipping to top of spines. 1st edition.
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