Washington Irving - The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, John Murray, 1821

 Washington Irving - The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, John Murray, 1821

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. is a collection of 34 essays and short stories written by American author Washington Irving and published serially between 1819 and 1820. It is widely celebrated as one of the first works of American literature to achieve massive international popularity, establishing Irving's career and advancing the reputation of American writers in Europe.  Famous Tales: The collection contains Irving's two most famous short stories, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both attributed to a fictional Dutch historian named Diedrich Knickerbocker.  2 Volumes bound in one.  Inscribed to Mary Ann Bridges with her brothers kind love John Bridges.

Quarter leather bound book in fair condition.  Piece of spine missing and bumped ends.  Corners bumped.  Faded and rubbed boards.  Tanning to page edges.  Good reading copy. Fourth edition.

Weight    640g.    Pages   344.