Author: Diedrich Knickerbocker [Washington Irving] Title: A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty. Containing, Among Many Surprising and Curious Matters, the Unutterable Ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the Disastrous Projects of William the Testy, and the Chivalric Achievements of Peter the Headstrong, the Three Dutch Governors of New Amsterdam: Being the Only Authentic History of the Times That Ever Hath Been Published
Description: London, John Murray, 1820. Leather. 520p. FINE BINDING BY RIVIERE & SON. A hardcover book bound in full golden-brown leather with a marbled effect. The spine is ornately decorated in gilt and has five raised bands. Features gilt dentelles and a gilt top edge. Edges barely rubbed. Tiny hole at the bottom of the half-title page. Early owner's signature on the title page, dated 1821. Foxing throughout, but otherwise, text unmarked and binding quite secure. Sturdy, collectible condition in an attractive binding! 1820 edition of Washington Irving's satirical novel. .
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Price: US$ 750.00 Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd.
- Book number: 177104
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