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New York: C.S. Van Winkle, 1819. [IRVING, Washington]. The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. New York: Printed by C.S. Van Winkle, 1819[-1820]. First edition, first issue of all parts. Two octavo volumes (8 x 5 inches; 203 x 128 mm), bound together from the original seven parts. Volume 1 is parts 1-4, volume II is parts 5-7. BAL describes parts 1, 6, and 7 as having additional first printing points, of which our copy has all points as described in BAL; and state B (no priority) of the text on page 240 of part III in first volume, line 12: "on the". Collates exactly according to the BAL. iv, [5]-94; [97]-169,[-170, blank]; [171]-210, 203-242; [243]-301[-302], [2], [303]-335,[-336, blank]; [337]-443, [1, blank]; [1]-120; [1]-123, [1, blank] pp. Part 2 without the anti-piracy slip (not required for a complete collation). Bound without final blank in Part I as usual. Almost uniformly bound in full mottled tree calf, but not with exact gilt stamping. Elaborately stamped in gilt on…

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. is a collection of 34 essays and short stories including 'Rip Van Winkle' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'.