Washington Irving by Charles Dudley Warner, Published by Houghton Mifflin in its American Men of Letters Series. America's First Professional Man of Letters, whose Work Encompasses the History of New York by Diedrich Knickerbocker, Geoffrey Crayon, Rip van Winkle, Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Crane, Headless Horseman, Bracebridge Hall , Tales of the Alhambra, Christopher Columbus and George Washington. Handsome Engraved Portrait of Irving. Reissue Circa 1910. Printed by the Riverside Press.

Charles Dudley Warner (1829 - 1900)

Edité par Houghton Mifflin, Boston MA, 1910

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This is a reissue of "Washington Irving" by Charles Dudley Warner, published by Houghton Mifflin, circa 1910, in its American Men of Letters series. Washington Irving (1783 - 1859) was, as we all should know, the author of "A History of New York, From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty" . by Diedrich Knickerbocker (a made-up individual), "The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon", a collection of stories which include "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Other works of renown from Irving's pen are "Bracebridge Hall", "Tales of a Traveller", "Tales of the Alhambra", "A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus", "Astoria", "Mahomet and His Successors" and several others. His final work was the five volume "Life of George Washington", after whom Irving was named. He died shortly after finishing this biography of Washington.

Washington Irving met with great success and public acclaim within his own lifetime; he is considered to be the first American to make a living only by his writing. just as a side note, we can thank Irving for the cognomen "Gotham" for New York City, and the phrase "the almighty dollar'. And, once being introduced to them who could ever forget Rip van Winkle, who slept his life away, the schoolmaster Ichabod Crane, or the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow who fearsomely chased him?

SERIES : American Men of Letters
SERIES EDITOR : Charles Dudley Warner (1829 - 1900)
TITLE - Washington Irving
AUTHOR : Charles Dudley Warner. (Warner was a highly admired man of letters himself, chiefly known today for his collaboration with his friend Mark Twain on the novel "The Gilded Age' - which title bestowed the name on an era. Twain was a coffin bearer at Warner's funeral. Charles Dudley Warner graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton New York)
IMPRINT : Houghton Mifflin Company
PRINTER : Riverside Press
PLACE : Boston
DATE : (© 1909) [ This copy circa 1910 - the publisher stopped placing lettering on the front cover]
STATUS : This edition OP (Looks like only POD companies have this listed)
PHYSICAL DETAILS : Has a handsome engraved portrait of Washington Irving as a frontispiece (with tissue guard). 304 pages; 4 1/2" x 6 7/8"; maroon cloth covered binding, with gilt lettering on spine.

CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive, with the following particulars noted :

EXTERIOR : I don't know exactly how to describe the following but to say it effect is not at all egregious : there is a sprinkling or scattering of something which has left a somewhat glittery effect on the spine - it is visible from certain angles and not from others. It does not show up in our picture provided, however all that may be - the spine is clean. Spine extremities are compressed, with attendant light abrasion. Boards are clean and display only slight signs of handling or wear. Board edges are clean. Text-block edges are clean.
BINDING : Leaves open widely - it is obvious the book has been read. No leaves are detached or loose.
INTERIOR : There are scattered evidence of pencil erasures - these hardly show and have no real visual effect; else the interior is clean and free of marking. No writing, no marginalia, no signatures, no bookplate.

N° de réf. du vendeur 1914

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• Titre: Washington Irving by Charles Dudley Warner, Published by Houghton Mifflin in its American Men of Letters Series. America's First Professional Man of Letters, whose Work Encompasses the History of New York by Diedrich Knickerbocker, Geoffrey Crayon, Rip van Winkle, Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Crane, Headless Horseman, Bracebridge Hall , Tales of the Alhambra, Christopher Columbus and George Washington. Handsome Engraved Portrait of Irving. Reissue Circa 1910. Printed by the Riverside Press.
• Éditeur: Houghton Mifflin, Boston MA
• Date de parution: 1910
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Very Good
• Dimensions: 7 L x 10 H x 3 P (en pouces) 7 pouces de largeur par 10 pouces de hauteur par 3 pouces de profondeur
• Poids: 1,25 livre
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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  • Literary Criticism & Biography
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