The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Irving, Washington
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine /Fair
- Seller
-
Arlington Hts, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd. Green cloth with very bright gilt titles and decorations; top edges gilt; illustrated endpapers. Eight color Arthur Rackham plates (including frontispiece). Interior and plates are clean, bright, and unmarked. Page edges lightly darkened with age. Previous owner's attractive bookplate on front fixed endpaper hidden under front DJ flap. Dust jacket panels/spine are darkened but cover color illustration looks good. DJ is chipped at edges with 1/2" out at top of spine. DJ looks good in mylar protector. Solid binding. A very nice copy . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1928.
Synopsis
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a famous short story by Washington Irving that was published in 1820 in his collection, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. It tells the tale of Ichabod Crane, a poor school teacher who falls in love with a lovely girl in town and plans to court her despite his rival for her affection, Brom Bones. After rumors of the Headless Horseman start, things get more complicated...
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Details
- Bookseller
- Plain Tales Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025373
- Title
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Author
- Irving, Washington
- Illustrator
- Rackham, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Pages
- 103
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.
Terms of Sale
Plain Tales Books
Check, money order or credit card (via Biblio or PayPal. Returns accepted with prior notification within ten days of receipt if not as described
About the Seller
Plain Tales Books
Biblio member since 2005
Arlington Hts, Illinois
About Plain Tales Books
Plain Tales Books was started in 1984. General used stock with areas of interest in the book arts, typography, printing, architecture, Easton Press, Franklin Library, Folio Society. Owner: Tom Zimmerman
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- G
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- Bookplate
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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