Author: IRVING, WASHINGTON
Title: Selected Writings of Washington Irving (First Modern Library Edition, ML #240. 1)
Description: New York: The Modern Library / Random House, [c.1964]. Hardcover. Stated First Modern Library edition, 1945 (confirmed by list of ML titles at rear of volume). Selections from Washington Irving's "The Sketch Book [of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.]", "Bracebridge Hall", "Tales of a Traveller", "The Alhambra", "Wolfert's Roost" and with the unabridged "[Diedrich] Knickerbocker's History of New York." Edited, with an introduction by Saxe Commins. Volume wrapped in dark blue jacket variant. --- In Toledano spine 8 / blue cloth / gilt titling on burgundy spine & cover blocks / red topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style h, verso lists 306 titles in ML catalog. ML #240.1. --- With dulling to cover gilding and bookseller's pencilings to front free endpaper, interior is otherwise unmarked and binding is sound. Unclipped dust jacket with creases & crumpling along top edge, and with minor creasing & chafing to lower edge, else bright, intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; xix, 669, (6, ads) pages. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature >>Modern Library Editions >>American History & Politics >>Travel / Exploration / Adventure
Title: Selected Writings of Washington Irving (First Modern Library Edition, ML #240. 1)
Description: New York: The Modern Library / Random House, [c.1964]. Hardcover. Stated First Modern Library edition, 1945 (confirmed by list of ML titles at rear of volume). Selections from Washington Irving's "The Sketch Book [of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.]", "Bracebridge Hall", "Tales of a Traveller", "The Alhambra", "Wolfert's Roost" and with the unabridged "[Diedrich] Knickerbocker's History of New York." Edited, with an introduction by Saxe Commins. Volume wrapped in dark blue jacket variant. --- In Toledano spine 8 / blue cloth / gilt titling on burgundy spine & cover blocks / red topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style h, verso lists 306 titles in ML catalog. ML #240.1. --- With dulling to cover gilding and bookseller's pencilings to front free endpaper, interior is otherwise unmarked and binding is sound. Unclipped dust jacket with creases & crumpling along top edge, and with minor creasing & chafing to lower edge, else bright, intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; xix, 669, (6, ads) pages. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature >>Modern Library Editions >>American History & Politics >>Travel / Exploration / Adventure
Price: US$ 24.00 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 85669
- Book number: 85669