The Works of Washington Irving (40 Volumes)

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1901).

Price: $1,500.00

Hardcover. Joseph Jefferson Edition. A complete set of 40 volumes: number 209 of 250 sets. Octavos. Bound in original quarter parchment with parchment tips and light blue paper over boards, gilt spines and gilt tops. Illustrated throughout with hand-colored frontispiece plates, wood engravings, and numerous other plates. Signed by Joseph Jefferson in Volume 1. The spine backs are soiled and darkened, modest bowing to a few volumes, a few small tears at the spine tops, overall a good or better set. A handsomely produced limited edition, printed on fine paper.

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Item #295823 The Works of Washington Irving (40 Volumes). Washington IRVING, Joseph Jefferson.
The Works of Washington Irving (40 Volumes)
The Works of Washington Irving (40 Volumes)
The Works of Washington Irving (40 Volumes)
The Works of Washington Irving (40 Volumes)

Washington Irving
birth name: Washington Irving
born: 4/3/1783
died: 11/28/1859

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Writer called the "first American man of letters." He is best known for the short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle." - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore