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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/good
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
London: George Harrap & Co, 1928. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/good. Arthur Rackham. 8x 10 inches (20 x 25.5 cm), green cloth with gilt lettering and illustration on front and gilt lettering on spine, gilt on top page edges. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 8 color plates plus numerous black and white illustrations. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper.
There are two dust jackets. Outermost jacket has blue and red lettering on spine. Inner dust jacket has some green lettering on spine and large chip at top of spine obscuring most of the word "the". Both jacket have chips and small tears. This book is scarce in dust jacket. 103 pp.
There are two dust jackets. Outermost jacket has blue and red lettering on spine. Inner dust jacket has some green lettering on spine and large chip at top of spine obscuring most of the word "the". Both jacket have chips and small tears. This book is scarce in dust jacket. 103 pp.
Synopsis
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a famous short story by Washington Irving that was published in 1820 in his collection, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. It tells the tale of Ichabod Crane, a poor school teacher who falls in love with a lovely girl in town and plans to court her despite his rival for her affection, Brom Bones. After rumors of the Headless Horseman start, things get more complicated...
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Details
- Bookseller
- Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 888
- Title
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Harrap & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Arthur Rackham
Terms of Sale
Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund.
About the Seller
Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2020
Atlanta, Georgia
About Toadlily Books, ABAA/ILAB
Member of ABAA/ILAB. On-line sales and the occasional book fair.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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