THE LAND
OF
RIP VAN WINKLE
A Tour
Through the Romantic Parts
of the
* * Catskills * *
Its Legends and Traditions
by
A. E. P. Searing
Details: This is a large size scarce old book in which the author, a Vassar graduate, "tells in a pleasant conversational style the story of a summer tour through the Catskills, and relates many romantic legends connected with the mountain region."
The book is illustrated by numerous engravings. Artists include Joseph Lauber and Charles Volkmar and Others; Engraved by E. Heinemann. (53 illustrations)
All page edges are gilt.
A fine addition for your bookshelf!
Condition: Ex-library copy with the usual markings but no card pocket because it was a reference copy and not placed in circulation, in a sturdy library rebind, the fold-out panorama in the front is missing all but one panel, the decorative title page has been neatly taped in with a white silk bookbinder's tape (see pictures), the title page and contents page have splits toward the bottom which have been taped with non-yellowing transparent mending film, several small corner tips torn from pages (no text affected), overall in good condition with a solid binding and generally quite clean pages.
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