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Wed, Sep 18, 2019 12:30AM EDT
Lot 153

The Works of Washington Irving.

Estimate: $250 - $350

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Irving, Washington. The Works of Washington Irving. New York: G.P. Putnam and Son, 1868/1869. Knickerbocker Edition. Seventeen volumes, original maroon beveled boards ruled in blind and stamped in gilt, blue endpapers, t.e.g. Double frontispieces. Illustrated plates. 8vos. Includes the sought-after volume of A History of New York: From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch by Diedrich Knickerbocker (Washington Irving). Corners bumped and spines rubbed with slight splitting at ends, ex libris on front pastedowns, else fine.