THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF WASHINGTON IRVING, THREE BOOK SET, FROM IRVING'S WORKS

PIERRE M. IRVING

Edité par G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, NEW YORK, 1883

VERY NICE THREE BOOK SET, DARK RED COVERS, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT SPINE. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. 1898 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE INSIDE BACK OF 1ST BOOK WITH ARTICLE ON IRVING. GREAT DETAIL OF IRVING'S LIFE. FROM BIRTH, THROUGH EARLY LIFE AND ADULTHOOD. FOR THE LOVER OF IRVING. Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 ? November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th-century Spain that deal with subjects such as the Alhambra, Christopher Columbus, and the Moors. Irving served as American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE. N° de réf. du vendeur 002044

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Titre : THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF WASHINGTON IRVING, ...
Éditeur : G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, NEW YORK
Date d'édition : 1883
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Good