Collector's Edition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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Collector's Edition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Washington Irving

$265.00

Estimated Ship: Spring 2025
Print run of 2500 (not numbered)
Limit 2 copy per household
Other Editions: Lettered, Numbered

The Collector’s Edition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow has a print run of 2,500 copies. This 7” x 9” hardcover is a true collector’s piece featuring 12 original artworks by Gregory Manchess, including exclusive endpapers. The interior is printed on 80-pound cream finch opaque vellum paper, bound using Smyth-sewn techniques, and encased in a three-piece case with a cloth spine and Manchess’s original artwork. Housed in a laser-etched acrylic slipcase, this edition also includes a premium ribbon marker for an elegant finishing touch.

Production Specs

7x9 hardcover, printed with 4 color artwork throughout
12 original artworks by Gregory Manchess
Exclusive endpaper artwork by Gregory Manchess
Interior text printed on 80 pound cream finch opaque velum paper
Smyth sewn binding with a three-piece print-over-board case, with authentic cloth spine and original artwork by Greg Manches printed on Royal Sundance (uncoated white) paper
Offset sheet-fed printed
Housed in a rigid acrylic laser etched slipcase
Premium ribbon marker

Book Summary

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving is an American short story published in 1819 in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayonalong with a companion short story, Rip Van Winkle. The popular Gothic tale is a mainstay in the literary canon as it holds the title of being America's first short story. Its elements of Romanticism shine through in Irving's reference to the town of Sleepy Hollow. Following the tenets of Romanticism, the town is described with a spirituality of nature. Based on folklore, the story revolves around schoolteacher Ichabod Crane who competes against Brom Bones, a local prankster farmer, for the hand of Katrina Van Tassel. One night, after a party, Crane heads home only to be followed by what he thinks is the legend of Sleepy Hollow, the Headless Horseman. The horseman throws an object at Crane, which knocks him off his horse. The next day, the townspeople look for Crane but cannot find him; all they find is a smashed pumpkin where Crane's hat lies.

The short story has had numerous film adaptations and become well known in pop culture. From a 1912 silent film to two productions by Disney in 1949, the story's popularity gained momentum. Tim Burton made a film adaptation of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in 1999, which was very popular due to its much darker tones. The Hallmark Channel also released a version in 1999, and FOX took the story into a weekly series in 2013.

Author & Collaborators

Author

Washington Irving

The man who is often named as America’s first author to earn his living from writing was born at the end of the American Revolution and would die a few years before the Civil War (1783-1859). In pursuit of a profession, Irving turned to writing, publishing The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.in seven parts (1819-1820.) Well received in his home country, and, later in England, from his English publisher, the famous John Murray, this collection of literary sketches included what were to become his most famous works, Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Artist

Gregory Manchess

The award-winning painter, Gregory Manchess has worked as a freelance illustrator for forty-seven years on advertising campaigns, magazines, and book covers.

His work has appeared on covers and for feature stories of numerous magazines, such as National Geographic, Time, Atlantic Monthly, and The Smithsonian. Gregory’s excellent figure work has led to commissions for stamps by the US Postal Service, including the Mark Twain Stamp, the 1963 March On Washington Stamp, and the 2023 Christmas stamp series, Snow Globes.

On September 26, 2024, Manchess was inducted in the NY Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame.