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[Washington Irving]. Salmagundi; or, the Whim-Whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq. and others. New York: Prin... (Total: 2 )
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[Washington Irving]. Salmagundi; or, the Whim-Whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq. and others. New York: Printed and Published by D. Longworth, 1807-08.2 volumes, 12mo. Woodcut portrait in No. 8. Contemporary red straight-grained morocco, covers with gilt dot border, gilt-ruled and lettered on spines, board edges and turn-ins gilt, marbled endpapers.
FIRST EDITIONS of Parts 3 to 20, mixed states. Without the wrappers, but apparently bound from the 20 parts as evinced by stab holes in the inner margins of the sheets. The first two parts, while later editions, were issued in the same year as the first editions. In this copy No. 1 is a third edition, No. 2 is second edition, and all others are first editions. Of numbers of the first editions where BAL gives distinguishing states or printings, this set may be summarized: No. 3, first printing; No. 4, first printing, 2nd state; No. 5, mixed states; No. 7, 2nd state; No. 8, intermediate, mixed states; No.10, presumed 2nd state; No. 11, 1st printing, 1st state; No. 15, 1st state; No. 16, intermediate; No.17, 2nd state; No.18, intermediate. The other parts (Nos. 6, 9, 12-14, 19) have no distinguishable states in the first edition. The portrait frontispiece to No. 8 reads "Launcelot Langstaff, esq." (Langfeld & Blackburn's state 5 of 6, BAL's form 2 of 7). Parts in Vol. 2 have only signature letters A and B, indicating these were indeed bound from parts (see Langfeld & Blackburn, p. 9).
Condition: Spines slightly darkened with a little wear at ends; a little wear to joints with some small chipping along joints; a few scuffs or nicks; corners a bit bumped. Occasional minor toning.
References: BAL 10097; Langfeld & Blackburn pp. 5-11.
Provenance: Elizabeth Cabot (pencil signature on each general title-page). The Library of a Minnesota Collector.
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