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First Edition Thus. Hard cover, Crown 8vo., in dark green publisher's cloth with gilt decoration and titles to front board and spine, 284 pp. plus 4 pp. reviews and publisher's ads. No dust jacket. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Printed by R & R. Clark, Edinburgh. CONDITION: Very Good. Hinges are partly cracked. Corners are gently rubbed, and there is a small closed tear in cloth at head of spine. Interior is clean, lightly age-toned with no obvious foxing. A pictorial bookplate of a former owner is upon the front endpaper. Small bookbinder's label on rear endpaper: "Bound by Burn and Co., London." **American AUTHOR (1783-1859) Washington Irving's "Bracebridge Hall" was a series of comic sketches written while the author was visiting Birmingham, England and originally published as "The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon" in 1822.* ILLUSTRATOR Randolf Caldecott (1846-1886) is acknowledged in the Preface as the "same able pencil" to have illustrated MacMillan's re-publication of Irving's "Old Christmas" the year prior. Gift inscription in old ink dated 1879. Small bookbinder's label on rear pastedown: "Bound by Burn and Co., London."
Ref: ILLUS 8187
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