1863, ISBN: 4b319850dac84d8a758c876a6bedf702

[SC: 37.96], [PU: G.P. Putnam, New York], Early Edition. Large 12mo. Embossed, green cloth binding with stamped, gilt lettering and design to spine. "Washington Irving(April 3, 1783 ? Nov… Mehr…

[SC: 37.96], [PU: G.P. Putnam, New York], Early Edition. Large 12mo. Embossed, green cloth binding with stamped, gilt lettering and design to spine. "Washington Irving(April 3, 1783 ? November 28, 1859) was an American short story writer,essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for hisshort storiesRip Van Winkle (1819) and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820), both of which appear in his collection,The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.His historical works include biographies ofOliver Goldsmith,Muhammad, andGeorge Washington, as well as several histories of15th-century Spaindealing with subjects such asAlhambra,Christopher Columbus, and theMoors. Irving served as theU.S. ambassador to Spainfrom 1842 to 1846. He made his literary debut in 1802 with a series of observational letters to theMorning Chronicle, written under the pseudonymJonathan Oldstyle. After moving to England for the family business in 1815, he achieved international fame with the publication ofThe Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., serialized from 1819?20. He continued to publish regularly?and almost always successfully?throughout his life, and just eight months before his death (at age 76, inTarrytown, New York), completed a five-volume biography of George Washington. Irving, along withJames Fenimore Cooper, was among the first American writers to earn acclaim in Europe, and Irving encouraged American authors such asNathaniel Hawthorne,Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,Herman Melville, andEdgar Allan Poe. Irving was also admired by some European writers, includingLord Byron,Thomas Campbell,Charles Dickens,Francis Jeffrey, andWalter Scott. Also, as the United States' first internationally best-selling author, Irving advocated for writing as a legitimate profession and argued for stronger laws to protect American writers fromcopyright infringement." Very Good interior with Good cover. Some darkening to interior pages. Soiling to front cover. Rubbing to spine head and tail.<

1863, ISBN: 4b319850dac84d8a758c876a6bedf702

[PU: G.P. Putnam, New York], Early Edition. Large 12mo. Embossed, green cloth binding with stamped, gilt lettering and design to spine. "Washington Irving(April 3, 1783 ? November 28, 185… Mehr…

[PU: G.P. Putnam, New York], Early Edition. Large 12mo. Embossed, green cloth binding with stamped, gilt lettering and design to spine. "Washington Irving(April 3, 1783 ? November 28, 1859) was an American short story writer,essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for hisshort storiesRip Van Winkle (1819) and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820), both of which appear in his collection,The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.His historical works include biographies ofOliver Goldsmith,Muhammad, andGeorge Washington, as well as several histories of15th-century Spaindealing with subjects such asAlhambra,Christopher Columbus, and theMoors. Irving served as theU.S. ambassador to Spainfrom 1842 to 1846. He made his literary debut in 1802 with a series of observational letters to theMorning Chronicle, written under the pseudonymJonathan Oldstyle. After moving to England for the family business in 1815, he achieved international fame with the publication ofThe Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., serialized from 1819?20. He continued to publish regularly?and almost always successfully?throughout his life, and just eight months before his death (at age 76, inTarrytown, New York), completed a five-volume biography of George Washington. Irving, along withJames Fenimore Cooper, was among the first American writers to earn acclaim in Europe, and Irving encouraged American authors such asNathaniel Hawthorne,Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,Herman Melville, andEdgar Allan Poe. Irving was also admired by some European writers, includingLord Byron,Thomas Campbell,Charles Dickens,Francis Jeffrey, andWalter Scott. Also, as the United States' first internationally best-selling author, Irving advocated for writing as a legitimate profession and argued for stronger laws to protect American writers fromcopyright infringement." Very Good interior with Good cover. Some darkening to interior pages. Soiling to front cover. Rubbing to spine head and tail.<

1869, ISBN: 4b319850dac84d8a758c876a6bedf702

3 Bde. Olwd., Knickerbocker Edition. Gut. 442, 438, 425 S. Gebundene Ausgabe 1, [PU:New York, Putnam,]