Washington Irving: Three Western Narratives: A Tour on the Prairie, Astoria, The Adventures of Captain Bonneville

Langue : anglais

Edité par Library of America, New York, 2004

1931082537 / 9781931082532

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AS-NEW Stated First Edition Library of America hardcover (Orig. 1985) First Printing, EXCELLENT NEW protective LOA slipcase w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & w/ double-ruled borders & LOA-logo on front panel, NEW maroon Brillianta silk-finish fabric-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & titles & LOA colophon handsomely gold-stamped on spine, EXCELLENT smooth-cut text-block exterior MARRED Only by slightest incidence of rust-marking & black stroke at heel of base, NEW smyth-sewn binding w/ tight signatures & crimson-white-checked cloth banding at spine-caps & crimson silk ribbon page-marker bound in from top, IMPECCABLE white-on-maroon patterned card-stock end-papers, PRISTINE interior printed in remarkably clear 10-point Linotron Galliard on SUPERB unblemished Domtar Literary Opaque archival paper * 5.0" x 8.12" x 1.26", 0.64 kg, 998 pp; in slip-case: 5.36" x 8.50" x 1.46", 0.74 kg, 998 pp. * ABOUT THE BOOK: America's first internationally acclaimed author, Washington Irving, was also one of the first to write about its then far-western frontier. After 17 years in Europe, the famous author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" returned to America & undertook an extensive three-month journey through present-day Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, & Arkansas. Describing scenery & inhabitants w/ an eye to romantic sublimity & celebrating the frontiersman's "secret of personal freedom", Irving published his account of that journey in 1835 as "A Tour on the Prairies", an early & distinctly American depiction of the young nation's borderland & its native inhabitants. Irving followed up this eyewitness account w/ two works that chart the dramatic & tumultuous history of the early American fur trade, very much in the spirit of James Fenimore Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tales". "Astoria" (1836) recounts John Jacob Astor's attempt to establish a commercial empire in the Pacific Northwest. "The Adventures of Captain Bonneville" (1837) is a lively saga of exploration among the mountains, rivers, & deserts of the Far West. While working closely from original documents, Irving wrote also as a mythologist of the vast spaces traversed by "Sindbads of the wilderness". In these three compelling narratives he opened up a crucial region of the American literary imagination, influencing such authors as Poe, Hawthorne & Melville. * THE LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an award-winning, nonprofit program dedicated to publishing America's best & most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as "the most important book-publishing project in the nation's history" (Newsweek), this acclaimed series is restoring America's literary heritage in "the finest-looking, longest-lasting edition ever made" (New Republic). * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a nominal additional fee & via efficient USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL to all international shipments at our posted rates. …

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Titre
Washington Irving: Three Western Narratives: A Tour on the Prairie, Astoria, The Adventures of Captain Bonneville
Auteur
Irving, Washington; James P. Ronda wrote the notes for this volume.
Éditeur
Library of America, New York
Année de publication
2004
État de l'article
As New
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Excellent Slipcase
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
1931082537
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9781931082532
Édition
1st Edition
Impression
1st Printing
Poids de l'article
0,74 kilogramme

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