Fine Hardcover and Near Fine Dust Jacket U.S.A.: Basic Books, 2007.First American Edition.in Collectible condition. B/W Illus.420 pp. Not price clipped. NOT a library book.Clean pages, a hint of sticker residue on cover, else fine. First Edition. Well written biography of the author of Sleepy Hollow and Headless Horsemen , Rip Van Winkle and old Saint Nick. Come to the Catskill mountains and you will know it is real. We pack with care. Dust jacket present. First Edition.