Washington Irving: His Life and Work Ca. 1915 by George H. Putnam - Biography - Bibliography - American Authors

Title: Washington Irving: His Life and Work

Author: G. H. P. [George Haven Putnam]

Description: No date, circa 1915. Gray, die cut card wraps with a three-punch red thread binding. A few blemish spots on front cover. GPPS insignia with heron stamped on rear cover. Gift inscription (1917) at foot of frontispiece portrait of Irving and sticker ghost in upper corner. Illustrated (including a fold-out facsimile of Irving's Knickerbocker New York manuscript). 56 pp. 7.5 x 4.5 inches.

A forty page biography of Washington Irving followed by a fifteen page bibliography (including first and revised editions and all of Putnam's editions of collected works, sets and special editions). The author, George Haven Putnam (1844-1930), was an American publisher, soldier, and writer. He was the president of G. P. Putnam's Sons for its first fifty-two years, from 1872 to 1924.

Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very Good–

Publisher: [G. P. Putnam's Sons]
Place: [New York]
Year: No date, circa 1915

Language: English

ISBN: n/a