Notes taken while preparing Knickerbocker : manuscript, 1807-1809.

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Notes taken while preparing Knickerbocker : manuscript, 1807-1809.

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Chiefly a commonplace book of excerpts and notes for Irving's A history of New-York...by Diedrich Knickerbocker. On f. 66r, there is an account of the cost of printing and approximate profit for the first edition (New York: Inskeep & Bradford, 1809).

1 v. (71 leaves) ; 16 cm.

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Irving, Washington, 1783-1859

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Washington Irving (b. April 3, 1783, New York City-d. November 28, 1859, Sunnyside, Tarrytown, New York), American author, wrote his first popular work, A History of New York, under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker. He continued to write stories and essays which made him the outstanding figure in American literature of his time and established his reputation abroad. In 1826 Irving went to Spain to work at the American embassy in Madrid, then at the American legation in London, before returni...

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