Tales of a traveller / By Geoffrey Crayon, gent. In two volumes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859.

Contributor:

Collection of British and American Fiction, 1660-1830 (University of Pennsylvania)

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : J. Murray, 1824.

Notes:

"London: Printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars."--Colophon.

Vol. 1: xvi, 364 p.; v. 2: vi, 394, [2] p.

Printed paper label on spine.

"Contains five pieces which are not in the first American edition ..."--Cf. BAL.

"The introductory note 'To the reader' (p. [v]-xiv) is not included in the first American edition. The text varies from that of the American edition."--Cf. Langfeld.

There are two states of v. 2: first state, v. 2, p. [395] is blank; second state, v. 2, p. [395] contains a notice referring to "spurious editions".--Cf. BAL.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has brief catalog description of this book laid in.

Culture Class Collection copy v. 1 has 16 p. publisher's catalog dated Oct. 1824 inserted between the front pastedown and endpaper.

Culture Class Collection copy v. 2 is first state, p. [395] is blank.

Cited in:

Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.) VI:6

English novel, 1770-1829, 1824:54

BAL, 10115

Langfeld, W.R. Washington Irving, p 26

OCLC:

2127228