• Wishlist
  • Sign In
  • Register
  • Wishlist
    • Search
    Advanced Search
    Toggle Nav
    Basket
    • Compare Products
    By Washington Irving
    London   Macmillan & Co
    7.5" by 5.5" [5], vi-xiv, [3], 2-165pp
    A first edition copy of the quaint Christmas stories by the American author Washington Irving, complete with engravings by Randolph Caldecott.
    By Washington Irving

    1876 Old Christmas

    London   Macmillan & Co
    7.5" by 5.5" [5], vi-xiv, [3], 2-165pp
    A first edition copy of the quaint Christmas stories by the American author Washington Irving, complete with engravings by Randolph Caldecott.
    Sold
    : 0.75kgs / : 802D2

    What Our Customers Say...

    see More testimonials
    main product photo

    Description

    First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

    The first edition thus, being the first edition of these stories published separately from 'The Sketch Book'.

    A charming collection of five festive themed short stories showing a typical old-fashioned Christmas at a English manor, written whilst the author was staying in England.

    Illustrated with a frontispiece, illustrated title page, seven plates, and many in-text engravings.

    Collated, complete. Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.

    By Washington Irving, the popular American author best known for 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'.

    Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott, a very influential illustrator of children's books.

    Condition

    In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A couple of small cracks to the rear joint. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Hinges are a little strained but remain firm. Bookseller's labels to the paste downs. Front endpaper is detached but present. Prior owner's ink inscription to the verso to the front endpaper. Blind stamp to the rear endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a few light spots. Half-title and frontispiece are detached but present.

    Good

    Delivery & payment

    We send all of our books via courier which is a fully tracked and insured service. In our experience we find this to be the most reliable and quickest form of delivery. Our primary courier is DHL, but we are able to accommodate special requests if required, including postal delivery for items under 2kg. See More Details