Excerpt from Salmagundi, or the Whimwhams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq. And Others, Vol. 1 The book, in fact, is every way in place in company with the series of Mr. Irving's writ ings. It was not all of his composition, to be sure, nor did it receive that care of revision at his hands, bestowed upon his other composi tions in his latest editions; but, without separating his part from the rest, and making every allowance for inexperience of style, we may readily enough detect throughout its pages the genius of ...
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Excerpt from Salmagundi, or the Whimwhams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq. And Others, Vol. 1 The book, in fact, is every way in place in company with the series of Mr. Irving's writ ings. It was not all of his composition, to be sure, nor did it receive that care of revision at his hands, bestowed upon his other composi tions in his latest editions; but, without separating his part from the rest, and making every allowance for inexperience of style, we may readily enough detect throughout its pages the genius of Washington Irving. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Very good. Very Good Ex-Library, library-bound Hardcover. Beautiful, unique, & Collectible antique book. Stated 1860 G.P. Putnam's Sons, (New York) reprint of older book. (Geoffrey Crayon Edition). This excellent copy was superbly manufactured and artistically typeset to last a couple centuries. Durable unworn olive green buckram coth boards are unbumped with gilt spine rules and lettering. plus neat shelving notation. Clean pages are uniformly tanned but is an example of fine American book craftmanship. Has five original antique plates with tissue on facing pages. Book plate on inside front cover of The College for Women, State Universityof New Jersey, lightly stamped withdrawn. Very few and unobtrusive library markings, Salmagundi; Or, The Whim-whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq. and Others by William Irving, James Kirk Paulding, & Washington Irving; With preface and notes by Evart A. Duyckinck. The literary and historical genius of Washingtoni Irving is a great delight. Book interspersed with a dozen or more poems. 502 pages; 6.0 x 8.2 xl 1.8 inches [15.0 x 20.6 x 4.7 cm.]. I wrap to protect, ship daily, guarantee, track. [H0139 B59].
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