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RIP VAN WINKLE

by Washington Irving

Illustrated by Charles Robinson

Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack.

Good condition. Stories We Love series. This story follows a Dutch-American villager in colonial America named Rip Van Winkle who meets mysterious Dutchmen, imbibes their strong liquor and falls deeply asleep in the Catskill Mountains. He awakes 20 years later to a very changed world, having missed the American Revolution. Cream/yellow boards with black titles and small image to front board. 4 Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 63 Pages.

Heavy foxing to rear cover. Brown stains to front cover. Heavy wear to corners and spine. Top half - one inch of spine is MISSING. Some other chipping to spine. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to pages. All colour plates present. A few page corners are chipped off. Contents are still generally very good.

Stock no. 2124414

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