IRVING, WASHINGTON; EDITED BY EDWIN T. BOWDEN - A History of New York

New Haven, CT, College and University Press. 1964, FIRST EDITION THUS. Paperback, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book, Told from Knickerbocker's point of view, A History of New York is a chronicle of New York's fifty years under Dutch rule in the 1600s that plays fast and loose with the facts, to uproarious effect. Irving's good-humored spoofing had staying power, and his satire provided the city with its first self-portrait. Light shelf wear, few marks and underlining, name on first page, light tanning to fore-edge. 352pp. Ships in sturdy cardboard for ultimate protection, no bubble mailers!. Very Good.