
IRVING, WASHINGTON: The Sketch Book. London; Bell and Daldy, 1863. 12mo. [viii] + 443 (1) pp. Contemporary full calf with 4 raised bands, gilt ornaments in 4 compartments, green label. Gilt device on boards: ''U.C.S. Paulatim'' [University College School], together with a gilt acorn. Marbled edges and endpapers. With a premium on front paste-down, stating that George Ryder Ousey has been awarded the book at his examination in 1867. A very fine copy. Slightly worn at extremities, the label slightly faded. Front flyleaf with minor spotting. Contents bright and clean. ¶ The Sketch book was originally published serially in the United States 1819-20, and in England 1820.
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