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Tales of a traveller / by Washington Irving.
LIBRA - Rare PS2070 .A1 1895 v.2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Irving, Washington, 1783-1859.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--19th century.
- American literature.
- Genre:
- Illustrated works.
- Bookplates (Provenance)
- Autographs (Provenance)
- Penn Provenance:
- Curran, Stuart A. (former owner)
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes, 25 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Buckthorne edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1895.
- Notes:
- "The borders, the design for the title-page, and the cover design, are from drawings by George Wharton Edwards. The initials are from designs by Walter C. Greenough."
- All plates have tissue guards printed in red. Three plates are by Arthur Rackham.
- White cloth beveled boards; front cover and spine has elaborate pictorial stamping in gold and dark green lettered in black. Top edges gilt with black lining papers.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Stuart A. Curran.
- Kislak Curran copy has newspaper article on home of Washington Irving dated 1909 laid in.
- Kislak Curran copy imperfect: volume 1 wanting.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. Tales of a traveller.
- OCLC:
- 275992
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