[Irving, Washington]

A History of New York, From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty ... by Diedrich Knickerbocker
first edition, 2 vol., folding engraved plate of New Amsterdam, short splits to folds of map, backed with linen, full crushed red morocco, gilt, a.e.g., exhibition binding by Zaehnsdorf, rebacked with original spines laid-down, 12mo., New York and Philadelphia: Inskeep & Bradford; Boston: William M'Ilhenney, and others, 1809

***Irving's A History of New York is concerned with the history of the Dutch occupation, it was also a Federalist critique of Jeffersonian democracy and a satire on pedantry.

Est. 800 – 1200 res. 600