History Tales & Sketches: the Sketch Book, a History of New York, Salmagundi, Letters of Jonathan Goldstyle, Gent
by Irving, Washington
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0940450143
- ISBN 13
- 9780940450141
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About This Item
New York, Library of America, 1983. Good/Unknown. Octavo, hardcover, VG+ ex school library copy with black pictorial dj in mylar. Written in the character of an elderly gentleman of the old school, "Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. " is a series of comic reports on the theater, theater-goers, fashions, balls, court, duels, and marriages of his contemporary New York. "Salmagundi" continues this roguish style of satire and burlesque, and its freshness, energy, and accomplishment took the Anglo-American literary scene by storm. "A History of New York, " a wild and hilarious spoof combining real New York history with political satire, is presented here in its original, unexpurgated version. "The Sketch Book" is a brilliant, captivating story collection that draws on vanishing folkways, depictions of Hudson Valley life, and fable; it contains Irving's best-loved stories, "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.". 1126 pp.
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36945
- Title
- History Tales & Sketches: the Sketch Book, a History of New York, Salmagundi, Letters of Jonathan Goldstyle, Gent
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Unknown
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0940450143
- ISBN 13
- 9780940450141
- Publisher
- New York, Library of America, 1983
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1983-11-15
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