IRVING, Washington

Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains - George Tweney's Copy

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1836. First Edition. Two vols. in original cloth. Two volumes. 8vo. Pp. [3], 4-6, [13], 285, [1]; viii, [1], 10-279, [1], followed by eight pages of publisher ads. Folding map frontis. vol II. Bound in blue cloth; spine lettered in gilt. Spines a bit mottled. Armorial bookplate on front pastedowns. A touch of sunning to spines; endpapers foxed; moderate foxing throughout. Laid in is a [printed note, "ex libris George H. Tweney," with his typed bibliographical notes concerning the priority of first states of the first edition. Very Good+. Item #12693

The lovely preservation of this particular set is consistent with the emphasisTweney placed on condition.

In The Washington 89, his bibliography of the most important titles concerning Washington State, he cites the many editions of this work over the decades, and suggests that serious collectors "will want several editions in their libraries". SMITH, 5023, TWENEY, 34, GRAFF, 2158; HOWES, I81; SABIN, 35129; SOLIDAY, II-568; WAGNER-CAMP, 61:1, pp. 155.

Price: $650.00