The Works of Washington Irving (26 volume set)
by Washington Irving
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1865. Author's rev. ed. Hardcover. Very Good. [Fine Binding] 26 volumes. Bound in publisher's 3/4 leather over marbled boards. Handsome contemporary polished calf. Gilt spine. Marbled edges, end pages. Minor shelf wear. Engraved frontispiece illustrations. <br> Contents: [v.1] A history of New York from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty; [v.2] The sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent; [v.3] Bracebridge Hall; or, The humorists; [v.4] Tales of a traveller; [v.5] The Alhambra; [v.6] Chronicle of the conquest of Granada; [v.7] The Crayon miscellany; [v.8] The adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A. in the Rocky Mountains and the far West;' [v.9] Oliver Goldsmith, a biography; [v.10-12] The life and voyages of Christopher Columbus, to which are added those of his companions; [v.13] Astoria; or, Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains.; [v.14-15] Mahomet and his successors; [v.16] Salmagundi; or, The whimwhams and opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq.; [v.17] Wolfert's roost, and other papers; [v.18] Spanish papers; [v.19] Biographies and miscellanies; [v.20-24] Life of George Washington; [v.25-26] The life and letters of Washington Irving, by his nephew, Pierre M. Irving. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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- Bookseller
- SequiturBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2106240005
- Title
- The Works of Washington Irving (26 volume set)
- Author
- Washington Irving
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Author's rev. ed
- Publisher
- New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Date Published
- 1865
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Calf
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- Gilt
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