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[Literature] (Irving, Washington), The Crayon
[Literature] (Irving, Washington)
The Crayon Miscellany
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1835. In two volumes: vol. 1, "A Tour on the Prairies", and vol. 2, "Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey". 12mo. 274, (2), (24) (ads) pp.; (ii), 230, (22) (ads), (2) pp. First edition, first state of the first volume; first edition, second state of second volume (copyright notice solely on verso of p. 2). Original green cloth-covered boards, moderately soiled and worn, spine faded on first volume, dampstaining on front and rear board of same, with paper spine labels, toned; all edges trimmed; old ownership signature on front free endpaper of first volume, damstaining to prelims and rear catalogue in same, foxing to text in each volume; book-plate on front paste-down of each volume; in clamshell box. BAL 10140 and 10142.
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[Literature] (Irving, Washington)
The Crayon Miscellany
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1835. In two volumes: vol. 1, "A Tour on the Prairies", and vol. 2, "Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey". 12mo. 274, (2), (24) (ads) pp.; (ii), 230, (22) (ads), (2) pp. First edition, first state of the first volume; first edition, second state of second volume (copyright notice solely on verso of p. 2). Original green cloth-covered boards, moderately soiled and worn, spine faded on first volume, dampstaining on front and rear board of same, with paper spine labels, toned; all edges trimmed; old ownership signature on front free endpaper of first volume, damstaining to prelims and rear catalogue in same, foxing to text in each volume; book-plate on front paste-down of each volume; in clamshell box. BAL 10140 and 10142.
