CRAYON, GEOFFREY [WASHINGTON IRVING] | "The Angler" [in]: 'The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon'. Number VII. New York: C.S. Van Winkle, 1820

Property from the Sporting and Travel Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson

CRAYON, GEOFFREY [WASHINGTON IRVING]

"The Angler" [in]: 'The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon'. Number VII. New York: C.S. Van Winkle, 1820

8vo (9 x 5 3/4 in.; 228 x 146mm). 123pp., "The Angler" pp. [29]-48; foxing, some soiling, tear to A2 without loss of text, contemporary manuscript annotations in pencil to endleaves. Original brown wrappers lettered in black; spine perished, soiling, some chips, covers just holding. Brown cloth over board slipcase, spine with gilt-lettered morocco label, folding chemise. 

First edition, first issue. The first appearance of "The Angler", the work that helped make Washington Irving an international celebrity.

REFERENCE:

Heckscher 1805; Westwood and Satchell 122; Wetzel 164 

PROVENANCE:

Sarah S. Lockwood (contemporary inscription in ink to title-page) — Edward Sands Litchfield (bookplate to front pastedown)