THE SKETCH BOOK OF GEOFFREY CRAYON.
by IRVING,Washington
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About This Item
Pennsylvania: Published by The Franklin Library, 1985. With the illustrations of Richard Westall. 8vo. pp.xxi + 391 aeg.,shot silk endpapers.with sewn in ribbon marker. Full black leather decorated in gilt . Limited Edition. Near Fine hardcover. A collection of 34 essays and short stories written by American author Washington Irving. It was published serially throughout 1819 and 1820. The collection includes two of Washington'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.The Sketch Book, along with James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, were the first widely read works of American literature in Britain and Europe. Both to great acclaim.
Synopsis
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon is the compilation of 34 short stories and essays by Washington Irving. It includes some of his most famous stories, such as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle, and was one of the first works of American fiction to become popular in Britain and Europe. The tone of the stories varies widely, and they are held together by the powerful charm of their narrator, Geoffrey Crayon.
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- Bookseller
- A & F MCILREAVY BUDERIM RARE BOOKS (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 194262
- Title
- THE SKETCH BOOK OF GEOFFREY CRAYON.
- Author
- IRVING,Washington
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Published by The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- LITERATURE, BINDING. FRANKLIN
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- AEG
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- Gilt
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