The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.

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

Subjects (All):

Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.)--Fiction.

Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.).

Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--Fiction.

Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.).

England--Description and travel.

England.

Genre:

Fiction.

Penn Provenance:

Lawes, William (autograph)

Young, Forrest F. (bookplate)

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

London : John Miller, 1820.

Notes:

"W. Pople, Printer, 67, Chancery Lane."--Colophon v. 1.

"London: Printed by C. Roworth, Bell-yard, Temple-bar."--Colophon v. 2.

"The first complete English edition was published in 1820 in two volumes, the first by John Miller in February containing the first four numbers, and the second by John Murray in July, containing the last three numbers. The English edition has a different introduction from the American, contains many minor differences in text, and includes two articles reprinted, greatly revised, from the 'Analectic Magazine', 'Traits of Indian Character' and Philip of Pokanoket' not included in the first two American editions. Publication was begun by Miller, who failed after the first volume had been published. Murray continued publication of the first volume and also published the second volume."--Cf. Langfeld.

Vol. 1 has title vignette.

Vol. 2 has imprint: London, John Murray.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has autograph of Wm. Lawes, Inner Temple.

Culture Class Collection copy has bookplate of Rev. Forrest F. Young.

Culture Class Collection copy has label of William M. Brown, Fine Art & Antiquarian Bookseller, Edinburgh.

Culture Class Collection copy has 2 catalog slips, one a carbon the other written in ms. describing this book laid in.

Cited in:

Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.), V:281

BAL, 10107

Langfeld, W.R. Washington Irving, p. 23

OCLC:

5843796