Knickerbocker Papers, Being Rip Van Winkle & The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Washington Irving

Published by Philip Lee Warner, London, 1914

A scarce limited edition copy of the renowned Washington Irving's two most popular works, in the original dust wrapper. A limited edition work, limited to one-thousand copies, of which this is numbered 353.In the publisher's original quarter cloth with paper to the boards, and with the original dust wrapper.Two important short stories by Washington Irving, 'Rip Van Winkle' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'.'Rip Van Winkle' follows a villager in colonial America, Rip Van Winkle, who meets mysterious Dutchmen and drinks their liquor, then falling into a sleep for twenty years. When he awakes he discovers that he missed the American Revolution.'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' is an important gothic story, set in a secluded glen renowned for ghosts and a haunting atmosphere.By Washington Irving, a noted author of the nineteenth century, one of the first American writers to earn acclaim in Europe. In the publisher's original quarter cloth with paper to the boards, and with the original dust wrapper. Externally lovely. The wrap is smart with sunning to the spine, and small closed tears and chips to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Fine. Seller Inventory # 971Z21

Bibliographic Details

Title: Knickerbocker Papers, Being Rip Van Winkle &...
Publisher: Philip Lee Warner, London
Publication Date: 1914
Binding: Hardback
Illustrator: None
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Book Type: book