Hardback, 1906 copyright date, published by Maynard, Merrill, & Co. as part of their English Classic Series with Explanatory Notes. The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. is a collection of short stories and essays by Washington Irving under his first pseudonym. Light soiling and shelfwear to boards. 553 pp., no markings in text, small stain on fore edge. Slight tear in the gutter at rear pastedown, binding is tight. Great reading copy of this collection of Irving's work that includes two of his most famous stories, "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Nice frontispiece of the author.