IRVING, Washington “The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq” [Putnam, 1895]

“The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Esq” by Washington Irving [G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1895]. Van Tassell Edition. Complete in Two Volumes. Dark blue cloth with very extensive gilt work on front boards and spines. Illustrated throughout, including several by Arthur Rackham, and with decorative borders around every page. xix + 294 + vi + 315pp. Heads/tails of spines rubbed, tape residue inside all covers, a gift inscription written inside Vol 1, a poem transcribed on flyleaves of Vol 2, front hinge of Vol 1 cracked, and Vol 1 title detached but present. Gilt bright and textblocks clean. Good and with incredible shelf presence.