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The Old Curiosity Shop. National Edition, Works of Charles Dickens Volumes VIII & IX [8 & 9]
by Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall Limited, 1907. Vols. 8 & 9 of Dickens' Works, National Edition, title pages dated 1907, limited to 750 copies. Externally a little worn with faded spines, internally very good. Generously illustrated with traditional engravings laid onto thick paper stock, each accompanied by a captioned tissue. High quailty publication in sage green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, about 9.25" tall, top edges gilt, title pages in red and black, outer edges untrimmed. Some external rubbing, mainly to the extremities, light chipping to spine ends, good hinges, firm text blocks, clean pages with no names or other markings. . Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032937
- Title
- The Old Curiosity Shop. National Edition, Works of Charles Dickens Volumes VIII & IX [8 & 9]
- Author
- Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- NATIONAL EDITION WORKS CHARLES DICKENS CLASSIC BRITISH ENGLISH FICTION NOVEL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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