Washington Irving THE SKETCH BOOK OF GEOFFREY CRAYON Easton Press 1967 Collector
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Washington Irving THE SKETCH BOOK OF GEOFFREY CRAYON Easton Press 1967 Collector. Shipped with USPS Media Mail.
THE SKETCHBOOK OF GEOFFREY CRAYON * Combined shipping available upon request ** Free shipping for all items with a price above $40 ..DETAILS Good condition. Published by Easton Press in 1967. COLLECTOR’S EDITION Hardcover bound in genuine tan leather with gilt, marbled endpapers, and a bookmark ribbon. No EP bookplate. No internal/external damage present beyond some rubb...ing of the cover and page gilt. Spine and binding remain tight. Part of EP’s “Masterpieces of American Literature” collection. Illustrated by Gordon Ross. ..DESCRIPTION The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., commonly referred to as The Sketch Book, is a collection of 34 essays and short stories written by the American author Washington Irving. It was published serially throughout 1819 and 1820. The collection includes two of Irving's best-known stories, attributed to the fictional Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle". It also marks Irving's first use of the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon, which he would continue to employ throughout his literary career. Among the first widely read works of American literature in Britain and Europe, it helped advance the reputation of American writers to an international audience.
THE SKETCHBOOK OF GEOFFREY CRAYON * Combined shipping available upon request ** Free shipping for all items with a price above $40 ..DETAILS Good condition. Published by Easton Press in 1967. COLLECTOR’S EDITION Hardcover bound in genuine tan leather with gilt, marbled endpapers, and a bookmark ribbon. No EP bookplate. No internal/external damage present beyond some rubb...ing of the cover and page gilt. Spine and binding remain tight. Part of EP’s “Masterpieces of American Literature” collection. Illustrated by Gordon Ross. ..DESCRIPTION The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., commonly referred to as The Sketch Book, is a collection of 34 essays and short stories written by the American author Washington Irving. It was published serially throughout 1819 and 1820. The collection includes two of Irving's best-known stories, attributed to the fictional Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle". It also marks Irving's first use of the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon, which he would continue to employ throughout his literary career. Among the first widely read works of American literature in Britain and Europe, it helped advance the reputation of American writers to an international audience.
