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BRACEBRIDGE HALL; or The Humorists. Volumes I & II
by Crayon, Geoffrey. ( Washington Irving )
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1822. 1st edition. Leather. Very Good+. 1st edition, 1st state for both volumes, 1822. A Very Good+ set. 8vo., 393, 403 pp. Bound in full polished calf with title and author on red & black morocco on the six compartment decorated spine. With gilt dentils, English bubble marbled end papers and text block edges. Christmas 1931 gift inscription on end page of Part I. Bindings tight, text clean. A Very attractive set. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley was written by Washington Irving in 1821, while he lived in England, and published in 1822. This episodic novel was originally published under his pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon.
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- Frey Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30242
- Title
- BRACEBRIDGE HALL; or The Humorists. Volumes I & II
- Author
- Crayon, Geoffrey. ( Washington Irving )
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1822
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Rougemont, North Carolina
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- Edges
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- Tight
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- Spine
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- Text Block
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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