Selected works of Washington Irving

Selected works of Washington Irving, first UK editions; each with bookplates from the library of Solomon R. Guggenheim (12 volumes)
lot includes all first UK editions: 1-2. The Alhambra. Geoffrey Crayon (Washington Irving) London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1832. first UK edition; 8vos.; (2 volumes) bound in 3/4 mocha calf with gilt titles to spines over marbled boards. 3-4. Conquest of Granada. Washington Irving. London: John Murray, 1829. first UK edition; 8vos. (2 volumes). bound in 3/4 mocha calf with gilt titles to spines over marbled boards. 5-8. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. Washington Irving. London: John Murray, 1828. 8vos. two folding engraved maps present; (4 volumes, complete). bound in 3/4 mocha calf with gilt titles to spines over marbled boards. first UK edition. 9-10. Tales of a Traveller. Geoffrey Crayon (Washington Irving) London: John Murray, 1824. first UK edition. 2 volumes. 8vos. bound in 3/4 mocha calf with gilt titles to spines over marbled boards. 11-12. Bracebridge Hall, or the Humorists. Geoffrey Crayon. London: John Murray, 1822. first UK edition. 2 volumes. 8vos. bound in 3/4 mocha calf with gilt titles to spines over marbled boards. All volumes in very good overall condition, with considerable interior foxing mostly to end papers; uniformly custom bound; each volume bearing the bookplate from the personal library of Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861-1949). American businessman and art collector. He is best known for establishing the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.