The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon 2 Deluxe Volumes

Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: Very Good. G P Putnam's / Knickerbocker are, New York / London 1895. 294 + 315 pages. Two volumes complete. Nice Firm Clean copies ! Pure white cloth, with lavish gold and deep turquoise decor, with beveled edges. Both volumes have rare dustjackets, underpaper layered with deep red cloth, and spine trim noting 'The Sketck-Book, Irving, (Volume) 1,2, Van Tassel Edition'. Top page ends gold gilt. Blue endpapers. All pages waxed. All pages ruled in red and green plant floral designs. 2nd blank page missing from both volumes, for name removal. Size: L 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Frontispieces and thirty other plates, including four, after drawings by Arthur Rackham, each with tissue guard with caption printed in red. The Van Tassel Edition, a lavish production which reprinted Irving's 'greatest literary success' from 1819-20, including such classic short stories as 'Rip Van Winkle' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.' Many of the other pieces in The Sketch-Book are travel sketches drawn from Irving's trip to England in 1815. A young Arthur Rackham (1867- 1939), only recently embarked upon his career, as a book illustrator. Fiction Antique Biography RBR27

Product Info

Publisher: G P Putnam's / Knickerbocker are

Year: 1895

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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