Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists

[IRVING, Washington]

Publication Date: 1822

About this Item

[IRVING, Washington]. Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists. By Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Original boards, printed paper spine labels, house in custom slipcase, inner cloth chemises. London: John Murray, 1822. 2 Vols. First London edition(with text of Vol. Two ending at p. 403), published simultaneously with the New York edition. BAL 10110, Binding B (no priority). Langfeld & Blackburn, p.24. This is a typographically complex book, as the edition of 4000 sets was printed from two, and sometimes three, standing sets of type, with a multitude of variants in packing and other features with no priority from BAL. In this set, leaf 93/94 bears the setting of 94:4 reported for the cancel leaves. Chipping to spine ends of Vol. Two, signs of early recasing and refurbishment of spines, early ownership signature on titlepages, light foxing to endpapers, else a very good, internally crisp and bright, untrimmed set. Seller Inventory # 78905

Bibliographic Details

Title: Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists

Publication Date: 1822

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition