Sep 25, 2001 - Sale 1906

Sale 1906 - Lot 203

Price Realized: $ 69
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 100 - $ 150
[WASHINGTON IRVING]
A History of New York . . . By Dietrich Knickerbocker. London, 1828. 12mo, contemporary 1/2 calf, worn; uneven toning to preliminary and terminal leaves, scattered minor foxing. Later edition.

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A satirical work by Irving loosely based on the Dutch colonial founding of New York. All modern Knickerbocker references are derived from Irving's pseudonym.