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Tales of a Traveller By Geoffrey Crayon Complete in Two Volumes, John Murray, London, 1824, mid-late 19th century half leather bindings, 9 x 5.5 , 8vo. In good condition. Beautifully preserved and handsomely bound. Presents well! Light wear to extremities with minor scuffing to edges and tips. Marbled wrappers light scuffed, toned. Spines faded from sun exposure. Lovely gilt tooling to spine compartments with delicate floral motif. Morocco labels intact. Bookseller s ticket adhered to pastedown of Volume I G. Willis, London. Brown end papers free of other ownerships or markings. Internally good with light toning at edges. Some scattered foxing, minimal throughout. Moderate age toning to title of Volume I. Ownership in old hand on title page of Volume I. Bindings are tight and intact. Please see photos. A fine, 1st edition set of Irving s Tales of a Traveller. An important repository of his supernatural stores, ten in all, including The Adventure of a German Student, which Bleiler proclaims one of the early masterpieces of horror and The Devil and Tom Walker, which, as one of Irving s best weird tales, takes its rightful place among devil stories popular in the nineteenth century Scarce in this edition.

Tales of a Traveller is a collection of essays and short stories by Washington Irving, published in 1824 and written while he was living in Europe.