irving washington selected (12 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Alley, R. W. (illustratore). 1st Edition. Both the front and back cover have a curl. The cover has a few small creases and a few small soil spots. There is a light pencil mark on the side page edging. 307 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. 1st Edition. CLASSIC: URBANE: SCINTILLATING: WILDLY ENTERTAINING: AS-NEW First Edition hardcover (Orig. 1983) First Printing MARRED Only by the Name of a Prominent Connecticut literary family w/ place & date inscribed at bottom-right of first inside-front title page, EXCELLENT LOA slipcase w/ gilt LOA logo at center & double-ruled gilt borders on front panel, NEW crimson Brillianta linen-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, IMPECCABLE white-on-crimson LOA-patterned card-stock end-papers, NEW sewn binding w/ tight signatures & w/ crimson-white-checked cloth bands at spine-caps & crimson silk page marker, PRISTINE interior handsomely printed in Linotype Galliard on SUPERB unblemished acid-free Olin Nyalite archival paper * 5.00" x 8.12" x 1.36", 0.70 kg, 1126 pp. / With slipcase: 5.36" x 8.50" x 1.50", 0.83 kg * CONTENTS: History, Tales & Sketches: Letters Jonathan Oldstyle, Gentleman (1); Salmagundi, or, The Whim-Whams & Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq. & Others (45); A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty (363); The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gentleman (731); Chronology (1093), Note on the Texts (1103), Notes (1109). * ABOUT THE BOOK: Washington Irving's career as a writer began obscurely at age 17, when his brother's newspaper published his series of comic reports on the theater, theater-goers, fashions, balls, courtships, duels, & marriages of his contemporary New York, called "Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent." written in the persona of an elderly gentleman of the old school, these letters captured his fellow townsmen at play in their most incongruous attitudes of simple sophistication. Irving's next work, "Salmagundi", written in collaboration with his brother William & James Kirke Paulding, & published at irregular intervals in 1805-06, continued this roguish style of satire & burlesque. "A History of New York", publicized by an elaborate hoax in the local newspapers concerning the disappearance of the elderly "Diedrich Knickerbocker", turned out to be a wild & hilarious spoof that combined real New York history w/ political satire. Quickly reprinted in England, it was admired by Walter Scott & Charles Dickens (who carried his copy in his pocket). In later years, as Irving revised & re-revised his History, he softened his gibes at Thomas Jefferson, the Dutch, & the Yankees of New England; this Library of America volume presents the work in its original, exuberant, robust, & unexpurgated form, giving modern readers a chance to enjoy the version that brought him immediate international acclaim. "The Sketch Book" contains Irving's 2 best-loved stories, "Rip Van Winkle" & "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". It also includes many sketches of English country & city life, as well as nostalgic portraits of vanishing traditions, like the old celebrations of Christmas. A writer of great urbanity & poise, acutely sensitive to the nostalgia of a passing age, Washington Irving was a central figure in America's emergence on the international scene. * 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.

HARDCOVER. Condizione: Very Good. Illustrated by IRVING'S HOME "SUNNYSIDE" Frontis Ilust (illustratore). Black CLOTH thin HARDCOVERS (LIMP). VERY GOOD CONDITION, CLEAN, SOLID, BRIGHT.; GOLD TITLES SPINE SHIELD LOGO. AN ESSPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE BINDING FOR THIS POPULAR SERIES.GOLD SPINE TITLES INSIDE 5 RAISED BANDS.SPINE SHOWS GOLD VE RI TAS (shield), Author, spine # & "COLLIER".COVER SHOWS BLIND EMBOSED 1" SHIELD.GOLD TOP EDGE With DECORATED ENDPAPERS SAILING SHIPS, TALL CHURCH SPIRES, WHITE CLOUDS.ALL GREEN INK ON WHITE ENDPAPERS. SINGLE VOLUME PART OF A NICE S E T. ; 469pg pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Blue cloth with orange letters, 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 inches, 240 pages. Small white spot to cover, edges very slightly rubbed. Good. No jacket.

Very Good book in a Good dustjacket. Bookplate. Price-clipped.

trade paperback. Condizione: good; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED8vo; 345 pages; good trade paperback; some faint tanning; scuff to cover; edges cover bumped; tips bumped; spine just starting to slant; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.

Hardback. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is complete [NOT price-clipped] and now protected in a purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A very nice copy. DJ has a couple of interior sticky tape repairs. Colour and black & white illustrations by R.W. Alley. Selected and with an introduction by Edward Wagenknecht. 307 pages. Sixteen stories including Sleepy Hollow, Rip van Winkle.

/James Daugherty, illustrator. (illustratore). CONDITION: Very Good Plus in Good Plus jacket; no names or other marks, clean and straight, spine ends lightly bumped, site of jacket chip is darker. partial Children's Book Shop sticker; in jacket with shallow chips (up to 1/8") to extremities, one inch closed tear, one inch chip on back; unclipped 3.50. Juvenile hardback. The Bold Dragoon, The Devil and Tom Walker, Wolfert Webber or Golden Dreams, Guests from Gibbet Island, Dolph Heyliger, edited by a famous founding children's librarian. ABE Heritage Seller since 1996; conservative AB condition grading. We ship all our books in cardboard protection. International shipping. /James Daugherty, illustrator.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Some wear to cover, notes on preliminary pages, binding sound: good overall.

Cloth. Condizione: G/FR. Color, Black & White Illus. (illustratore). First Edition. New Amsterdam: Alfred A. Knopf. G/FR. 1930. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo., xiii, 240pp., jacket frayed, torn, cover worn some .

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardback copy in half bound green leather, green cloth boards with 5 raised bands and gold gilt lettering to spine, no dustjacket. 452pp. B/w portrait frontispiece with tissue guard. Gold gilt top page edges, marbled endpapers. Not library copy, previous owner bookplate to front pastedown, some rubbing to leather edges. (62/2).

hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable. This is the 1896 MacMillan edition. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. Top cover spine has fabric worn, with board visible. First two pages loose. Moderate wear at hinge, with netting visible at inside front and back cover hinges. Occasional foxing/spotting at page margins. Overall, remains in good condition considering age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.