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Tales of a Traveller. By Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (in 2 vols.)

Tales of a Traveller. By Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (in 2 vols.) by Irving, Washington

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
Tales of a Traveller. By Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (in 2 vols.)
Author
Irving, Washington
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
London: John Murray, 1824. First edition. Near Fine. This British edition, which includes five pieces not present in the American edition, was published in on August 25, 1824. Though volume one of the American edition had been published by Carey & Lea on August 23, volume two was not published until October of that year (Bowden). The complete full text, with the five ommitted pieces, was first published in the United States in 1825. Two volumes, octavo. 364; 394 pp. BAL state A with the blank p. 395 (state B with a piracy notice printed on p. 395 - no priority). With a portrait plate of Washington Irving (from a copy of Fraser's Magazine) bound in facing title-page. Bound by Adlard & Lycett in nineteenth-century half polished calf over marbled boards. Gilt spines in six compartments with black morocco labels. Some edgewear and rubbing to boards. Marbled edges. Twentieth-century bookplate to upper pastedown of volume one. Small contemporary ownership signature to corner of one preliminary blank in each volume. Very clean and fresh throughout. An attractive, Near Fine copy. First edition of Irving's collection of short stories, published under his pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon, all of which are here printed for the first time. Irving wrote to his sister Catharine that "for my own part, I think there are in it some of the best things I have ever written" (Washington Irving: The Definitive Biography). Irving had previously published his Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, which compiled stories like "The Legend of Seepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle." "The Sketch Book was a celebrated event in American literary history. The collection was the first American work of short stories to gain international success and popularity" (Britannica) This British edition of Tales of a Traveller includes an introductory piece ("To the Reader") and four stories ommitted from the American edition: "The Adventure of the German Student," "Notoriety," "A Practical Philosopher," and "The Belated Travellers." The additional pieces were not published in the United States until the second American edition of 1825, "when the extra material of the first London edition was added...So the first London edition established the full contents that were to remain constant...through the printing history of the work" (Bowden). BAL 10115. Bowden, Washington Irving: A Bibliography, p. 216. Near Fine.
Baltimore and the Draft. A Historical Record

Baltimore and the Draft. A Historical Record by Bauer, Wm. E. And John P. Judge

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Title
Baltimore and the Draft. A Historical Record
Author
Bauer, Wm. E. And John P. Judge
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The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Baltimore: The District Board of Baltimore City, 1919. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. SCARCE TITLE. This is a fascinating historical document published immediately after the end of World War I, documenting the history of the draft in Baltimore that was instituted in 1917 after President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States could no longer remain neutral against Germany. Congress passed a Declaration of War on April 6, 1917, and the Selective Service Act was approved on May 18, 1917. The publication begins with a printing of The Star-Spangled Banner (with accompanying tipped-in color illustration of the flag). It includes a color tipped-in plate of "We Shall Not Sleep" by John McCrae, which begins "In Flanders fields the poppies grow between the crosses row on row." This is followed by a reprint of Wilson's war message to Congress on April 2nd, an article on the Selective Draft by the Secretary of War, an article by General Pershing on the American Expeditionary Forces, the poem "I Have a Rendezvous with Death" by Alan Seeger, the Declaration of War by Congress, a reprint of the Selective Service Act, and several other articles. It contains tributes to the Baltimore draft boards and lists the names of every man selected by the Baltimore local boards. It concludes with a chronology of American involvement in the war. This is a great resource for the historian of Baltimore or of World War I and the history of military conscription. This copy belonged to a member of the Baltimore medical board, which is discussed in this book. Quarto. Black leatherette with gilt title and emblem to front board. Minor wear to edges and corners; minor scuffing to boards. Interior is very clean with bright text. Includes 3 tipped-in plates and numerous photographic illustrations. Unpaginated. A nice copy. BALT/061004.

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