Hearst's International Library Co. Book. Illus. by Illustrated in Black & White . Near Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two Volumes. New National Edition. No date -- circa 1917 (date of gift inscription on front endpaper). Green cloth with blind stamped decoration on front, gilt titles and decoration on spine. Moderate wear and aging to covers. Rubbing to spine ends. Bruise to rear upper fore edge of Vol. II that has caused a curve to text block. Slight play to bindings. Toning to text blocks. Gift inscription on front endpaper; light soiling/age spotting at ends; otherwise interiors are age toned, free of markings, with limited mild soiling in margins. .

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Charles Dickens’s story of a powerful man whose callous neglect of his family triggers his professional and personal downfall showcases the author’s gift for vivid characterization and unfailingly realistic description. It follows the narrative of a shipping firm owner, who abandoned his family in favor of fortune after rejecting his daughter’s love in preference of a son. He later reconciles with her and begs forgiveness before his death. Dombey and Son is a novel by the Victorian author Charles Dickens. It was first published in monthly parts between October 1846 and April 1848 with the full title Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation . Dickens started writing the book in Lausanne, Switzerland, but traveled extensively during the course of its writing, returning to England to begin another work before completing Dombey and Son.

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Bookseller: Small World Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 086143
Title: Dombey and Son: Volumes I and II
Author: Dickens, Charles
Illustrator: Illustrated in Black & White
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Very Good
Publisher: Hearst's International Library Co.
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Fore Edge: The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....