THE WORKS OF WASHINGTON IRVING Volume 4 -Knickerbocker's History of New York-1954 P. F. Collier vintage hardback July 2025 In the twentieth century

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THE WORKS OF WASHINGTON IRVING Volume 4 -Knickerbocker's History of New York-1954 P. F. Collier vintage hardback July 2025 In the twentieth centuryCondition: Acceptable: Signs of wear and consistent use. Boards are spotty but inside book is clean and unmarked. See images for the condition of this book. Blurb: In 1809, New Yorkers were buzzing about a series of classified ads concerning the whereabouts of Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker. They were unaware that Washington Irving had invented the man entirely and placed the ads himself. Knickerbocker's purported manuscript, A History of New