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Works of Washington Irving COMPLETE in 15 Volumes [Set Owned by Bishop Henry B. Whipple]
New York: George P. Putnam, 1849. Reprint. Three quarter leather over marbled paper boards. Fifteen volumes. 8vo. Pagination varies, average 450 pp. per volume. Ownership signature of Henry B. Whipple to title-pages. Marbled endpapers. Bound in three-quarter crimson-red leather over marbled paper boards, with gilt lettering stamped on spine, gilt tooling, and six raised bands to spine. Rubbed edges and corners; moderate age-toning and foxing within. Very Good. Item #11238
This set was owned by Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple (1822-1901), the first Episophal Bishop of Minnesota, and a prominent advocate for Native Americans. Whipple served as a missionary to the Dakota and Ojibwe peoples; in 1862 Whipple met with President Lincoln to advocate against the deportation or extermination of the Dakota.
Price: $1,250.00