Washington Irving. The Works of Washington Irving. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1901]. Joseph Jefferson Edition, limited to 250 sets, of which this is number twenty, and signed by Joseph Jefferson, an American actor famous for playing Rip Van Winkle on stage and screen, in the first volume. Forty octavo volumes. Contemporary green morocco, boards ruled in gilt with gilt-stamped tulip devices to corners; spine with two raised bands, compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, with hearts at corners and tulip to larger bottom compartment; top edge gilt, others untrimmed; gilt turn-ins, red reverse calf endpapers. Spines faded, with some general light shelfwear. Still, a handsome, very good set. From the library of Sylvester Stallone.