American Notes for General Circulation
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
San Mateo, California, United States
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About This Item
Chapman and Hall, 1850. Hardcover. Very Good. In this travelogue, Dickens doesn't hold back his critique of American society. His humorous dedication reads: "I dedicate this book to those friends of mine in america, who, giving me a welcome I must ever gratefully and proudly remember, left my judgment free; and who, loving their country, can bear the truth, when it is told good humouredly, and in a kind spirit." 7 ¾" x 5". Later "cheap edition", 1850. Green cloth boards with stamped decoration to covers and gilt titles/decoration to spine. Advertisement, half-title, frontispiece, full-title, copyright, dedication, [ix]-x preface, [xi]-xiii contents, section title page, 1-175, copyright. Condition: Sunned to pale green-brown at spine and ½ border of front cover. Tiny stains and spots of discoloration to boards. Occasional smudge to pages including frontispiece. No evidence of damp-staining or foxing. Text is clean and unmarked.
Synopsis
Miscellaneous papers from "The Morning Chronicle", "The Daily News", "The Examiner", "Household Words", "All the Year Round", etc. and Plays and poems.
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Details
- Bookseller
- B Street Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Dickens-8
- Title
- American Notes for General Circulation
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Date Published
- 1850
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
B Street Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
San Mateo, California
About B Street Books, ABAA
We buy and sell used, rare, collectible and antiquarian books and are conveniently located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area peninsula. We are San Mateo's only used bookstore and have served the area for over 10 years.
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