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Washington Irving Vignettes, Tipped-in Signature

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Washington Irving Vignettes, Tipped-in Signature
IRVING, WASHINGTON. Irving Vignettes. Vignette Illustrations of the Writings of Washington Irving, Engraved on Steel by Smillie, Hall, and Others. New York: G. P. Putnam, 1857. 8vo (8 1/2" x 5 1/4"). Green cloth with decorative gilt borders, plaid endpapers, all edges gilt. Irving's signature on gray paper has been cut out (from a letter?) and affixed to the title page. Fair-Good; the cover has a large dampstain, with other discoloring/soiling, wear to ends of spine and corners; tear to cloth at back; toning, pale dampstain at bottom of pages extending about a quarter in.