Bracebridge Hall, or the Humorists (New Edition Revised)

Original full sheep leather binding. Spine is lacking and the front & back covers are detached. Volume 6 of the Works of Washington Iriving. Overall a binding-reading copy only. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley was written by Washington Irving in 1821, while he lived in England, and published in 1822. This episodic novel was originally published under his pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon. As this is a location-based series of character sketches, there are a number of individual plots. The tales centre on the occupants of an English manor (based on Aston Hall, near Birmingham, England, which was occupied by members of the Bracebridge family and which Irving visited). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.