Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated) (48 Volume Limited Edition Set) by Dickens, Charles
- Bookseller: The Bookshop
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 000395
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Near Fine
- Edition: Limited Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Dana Estes & Company
- Place: Boston
Description
Boston: Dana Estes & Company 48 Volume Set. New Century Edition. Limited to 1000 copies of which this set is numbered 155. Three-quarter dark brown leather and linen-covered boards. Gilt lettering to spines. Five raised bands. Top edge gilt. Finely marbled brown and gold design to endpapers. Illustrated throughout. Black and white and color plates with set in tissue guard. Color illustrations hand painted. A very handsome set in Near Fine condition. Minor chips, rubbings, to spines and boards. Owner's name plate to front paste down. Light foxing to a few pages. Most volumes appear unread. More images available upon request. . Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
top edge gilt : The top of the text block (the edges the pages that are visible when looking directly down at the top of a closed book) has been decorated with a gold-like finish.
raised band(s) : On leather bound books, the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
plate : Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
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