"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. "
— Oscar Wilde

London: William Heinemann, 1905. [Children's Illustrated] FINELY BOUND 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 slumbersome story an American masterpiece of short prose, based on local history but rooted in European myth and legend. Item #49918
Price: £750.00