Name/Title
"ALHAMBRA, THE"Entry/Object ID
2000.46.1.1Description
Color: Blue; Gold
"The Alhambra," by Washington Irving (London: Macmillan & Company, 1896), 436 pp. A hardcover book, without a dustjacket, featuring blue edging on the front, within which is a background of interlocking floral designs of blue and gold. Over this at the top center is a blue box, within which, in gold lettering, is the title, author's name and a note of illustrations by Joseph Pennell. A similar pattern is on the spine with a small box at the top containing the title, author's name, and illustrator's name, while the publisher's name is at the bottom. An introduction by Elizabeth Robins Pennell, presumably the wife of the illustrator, is at the front, followed by the table of contents, before the text begins. The work is a diary-like recording of Irving's 1829 stay in legendary part of Granada, including his recollection of figures like the Spanish royalty and other visitors. Illustrations by Joseph Pennell include drawings and paintings. The book is in fair condition, though there are some abrasions on the back cover, a dented cover corner, loosening of the binding at pages 225-26 and some often heavy foxing on pages.Lexicon
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Three-dimensional, Books, Macmillan & Company, Literature, American