The Beauties Of Washington Irving
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1839.
Price: $35.00
Hardcover. First edition. Small octavo. Old sheep leather rebacked in cloth with black spine title. Pages foxed, leather is dry and worn along the edges, else very good. Not found in Wright or BAL.
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Washington Irving
birth name: Washington Irving
born: 4/3/1783
died: 11/28/1859
Biography
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