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Washington Irving | First Editions
1783 - 1859
See below our stock of Washington Irving First Editions, fine bindings, sets, and signed copies.Results 1 - 6 (of 6)
Rip Van Winkle. With drawings by Arthur Rackham.
London: William Heinemann, 1905. FIRST RACKHAM EDITION. Quarto (25 x 19cm), with 51 mounted colour plates bound together after the text. Bound in dark green morocco over original green cloth boards with gilt design to upper. Very light spotting, plates clean without creases. Near fine. Set in Sleepy Hollow, Irving's..... More
A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada. From the MSS. of Fray Antonio Agapida. To which is added Legends of the Conquest of Spain.
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1859. [Spanish History] FINE PRIZE BINDING, the third edition thus. Two volumes bound as one. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.[2] x; 360; [6] 361-492 [2]. Contemporary full tan diced calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to black label, and further gilt decoration to spine, as well..... More
A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus.
London: John Murray, 1828. [Colonial History]. FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITIONS. In four volumes. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[4] xii; 473 [7]; pp.[12] 490 [6]; pp.[2] viii; 413 [5]; pp.[2] viii; 489 [5]. With two large folding maps. In contemporary green calf boards, re-backed to style in green calf with gilt..... More
Salmagundi. Or, The Whim-Whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq. and others.
London: Printed by T. Davison for Thomas Tegg, 1824. [Satire] SECOND UK EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.viii; 391; [1]. Contemporary brown quarter cloth with gilt titles to a dark red morocco label on the spine, and plain grey paper covered boards. Small label of R. Riviere, bookseller, to front..... More
A History of New York, From the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty. Containing, among many surprising and curous matters, the unutterable ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the disastrous projects of William the Testy, and the chivalric achievements of Peter the Headstrong, the three Ductch governers of New Amsterdam; being the only authentic history of the times that hath ever been published.
London: John Bumpus, 1825. [History] Duodecimo (16 x 11cm), pp.xx; 340. Bound in pictorial paper boards, with titles to spine and publisher's advertisements to rear boards, edges uncut. Binding is rubbed and chipped, with a small split to front hinge. Text shows some spotting, particularly to front matter. Very good..... More
Rip Van Winkle.
London; Heinemann. 1905. First Rackham Edition. Quarto. 51 mounted colour plates. Publisher's original green cloth boards with gilt pictorial title to upper. Scuffing and rubbing to extremities, some fraying at spine ends. A little bumping here and there with some light foxing to prelims. Essentially a very good copy of..... More
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