Buy this book on-line Irving, Washington : Christmas : Four Papers from the Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, GentBenham Press, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1942
From colophon, "One Thousand Copies of this Little Book were Printed for Howard Waldemar Sams, by the Benham Press in December, 1942". Publisher's red cloth binding with gilt design on front cover, rubbing at corners. 54 pages with 4 illustrations. Washington Irving (1783-1859) was a very influential early American writer. "The Sketch-book" is a collection of essays and short stories, and is Irving's most famous work. This volume includes 4 excerpts from this work; the first is an essay about the meaning of Christmas, the next three relate Mr. Crayon's celebration of Christmas at the home of Squire Bracebridge.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Irving, Washington : Christmas : Four Papers from the Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, livres illustrées, rare books, livres anciens and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |