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Lot 175
Sale 873 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 12, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$875
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Lot Description
IRVING, Washington (1783-1859). The Alhambra. Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1832.
2 volumes, 8vo (199 x 115). ORIGINAL CLOTH-BACKED BOARDS, printed paper label on spine uncut [BAL variant B, no priority] (some staining or soiling, labels chipping with minor losses, some minor rubbing). Provenance: Louis V. Ledoux (1880-1948), American poet, George Edward Woodberry scholar, Japanese print collector (engraved bookplate).
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, with "Philadelphla" in imprint on title-page Vol.II. BAL 10163.
Property from Historic Sengen House, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York