NMLP P-032879 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.

Washington Irving (as 'Geoffrey Crayon') · C. S. Van Winkle (New York) — US, in 7 parts; John Murray (London) — UK · 1819–1820

The US true first is the New York Van Winkle part-issue (1819–1820). The London Murray two-volume set (1820) is the first English edition. Complete sets of the original American parts in their wrappers are the earliest and scarcest state.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-032879 for "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." by Washington Irving (as 'Geoffrey Crayon') (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-032879, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).