THE WORKS OF WASHINGTON IRVING Volume 4 -Knickerbocker's History of New York-1954 P. F. Collier vintage hardback Holidays "Compiled by the Writers' Program

"Compiled by the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the City of New York""Copyright 1942

Rough cut edges

Mozart and Voltaire

this book is filled with incredibly cool vintage sci-fi artwork

changed the characters to his own familiar ones

THE WORKS OF WASHINGTON IRVING Volume 4 -Knickerbocker's History of New York-1954 P. F. Collier vintage hardback Holidays "Compiled by the Writers' ProgramCondition: 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