The Poor Traveller: Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn: and Mrs. Gamp.
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
CA$692.71CA$623.44
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About This Item
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1858 . First edition. Paperback. Good Only. 7.5" by 4.5". None. The first reading edition of Charles Dickens's christmas tale, bound in the publisher's original paper wraps. The first "reading edition" of this work, the rarest of Dickens's five reading editions.'Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn' had previously appeared in Dickens's 'Household Works', while 'Mrs. Gamp' is an excerpt from 'Martin Chuzzlewit'.The 'reading editions', edited by Dickens and sold in uniform green wrappers, were sold at bookshops and in large numbers at Dickens' popular public readings.With a publisher's advertisement to the rear.A charming collection of festive tales from Charles Dickens. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Significant losses of paper to back strip from a spill burn. Light discolouration to perimeters of front wrap. Scorch mark to head of rear wrap, with fairly significant loss. Faint pencil inscriptions to verso of front wrap. Internally, binding slightly tender. Pages clean and bright, but with scorch mark visible from head of page 89 to head of final leaf. Good Only
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 876F1
- Title
- The Poor Traveller: Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn: and Mrs. Gamp.
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Bradbury & Evans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1858
- Size
- 7.5" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- christmas stories oliver twist reading edition dickens oliver twist
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Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
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- Wrappers
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- Verso
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