The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
1st ed. Green cloth with gilt tiles and gilt top edge. D/w is in 2 pieces, separated most of the way down at the front hinge. Open tear to top left panel and spine tip. Chips and creases back panel, closed tear lower front panel. The green cloth boards are clean, binding square and tight. Some foxing to prelims and title page and endpapers, and a little sporadic foxing spots to several pages inside the book. Price includes free tracked postage.
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
- Cape Collector (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84
- Title
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Author
- Washington Irving
- Format/Binding
- Green Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harrap
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Pages
- 103
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Cape Collector
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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Glossary
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....