Irving, Washington — The Crayon Miscellany

Very Good No dust jacket as issued G. P. Putnam's Sons Author's Revised Edition. First Printing Half polished calf over marbled boards, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on red and green panels in two compartments, gilt tooling in two compartments, gilt borders on raised bands, all edges marbled, blind-stamped borders on covers and corners marbled endpapers. Illustrated with tisssue-protected frontispiece, engraved medallion on title page, and five additional full-page tissue-protected illustrations by various artists. NB: The Crayon Miscellany is a collection of essays and travel sketches written by Washington Irving under his famous pseudonym, Geoffrey Crayon. First published in 1835, this collection followed the massive success of his previous work, "The Sketch Book." This volume includes the first two books of the Miscellany (of three): "A Tour on the Prairies" - A detailed account of Irving's 1832 exploration of the American West alongside a government mission to the Pawnee lands. It vividly captures the landscapes and native cultures of the early frontier; and "Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey" - A return to European topics, documenting his visits to the historic ancestral homes of Sir Walter Scott and Lord Byron.. Former owner's small address label on ffep, otherwise unmarked. The covers are mildly worn, the corners are lightly bumped and worn, the hinges are strong and the text block is unmarked, tight, square, and clean. All illustrations are clean and fresh. VERY GOOD.. Irving's Works: Geoffrey Crayon Edition. 17. Engravings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 459 pages NY