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New York: C. S. Van Winkle, 1820. First edition. Near Fine. Finely bound in full blue crushed morocco by the French Binders in NY (stamped on the front turn-in). Boards double-ruled in gilt with decorative fleur de lis in the corners. Five raised bands on the spine, all spine compartments ruled in gilt, and gilt titles. All edges gilt, plain end papers. A Near Fine copy overall with all the textual points noted for parts 1, 6 and 7 in BAL (the other parts without textual points), bound without the wrappers. A pencil index is written on an early blank leaf. Bound without the blank at the end of parts 1 or 2. The first five parts dated 1819, the last two parts dated 1820, as called for. A handful of leaves with the odd spot of foxing. A collection of Washington Irving’s short stories, including his most famous and beloved tales, Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (narrated by the fictional Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker). "The Sketch Book was a celebrated…

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'.