Dickens' Works: Fifteen Volume Set
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Unjacketed as issued
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Undated fifteen volume hardcover set of Dickens' Works. Faux calf leather three-quarter bindings with marbled boards. Head and tail bands, gilt tops, five raised bands on spines, marbled endpapers. Each book has previous owner signature in pencil on blank page in the frontmatter, all dated 1902. Edges are aged, bindings firm although a few of the books have boards slightly lifting away from the hinge and the marbled boards are scuffed at the botton edge. Small tear on back free endpaper of Tale of Two Cities/Sketches by Boz. Pencil annotation on back endpaper and highlighted (in pencil) on page 162 on Nicholas Nickleby. Small tear on back endpaper of England/Reprinted Pieces. Two light pencil marks on page 30/31 on Tale of Two Cities/Sketches by Boz. Pages in the front of Bleak House has handwriting, in ink, which appears to be a list of names.The complete list of titles are: Old Curiosity Shop/Humphrey's Clock, Oliver Twist/American Notes/Pictures from Italy, Our Mutual Friend, Pickwick Papers, Tale of Two Cities/Sketches by Boz, Nicholas Nickleby, Little Dorrit, Martin Chuzzlewit, Domby and Son, England/Reprinted Pieces, Great Expectations/The Uncommerical Traveller, Christmas Stories, David Copperfield, Bleak House. Price includes additional mailing costs due to weight. Despite the flaws this is a handsome set and would be a great addition to a book lovers home. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (AR-under A)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3040
- Title
- Dickens' Works
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Format/Binding
- Quarter binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- Unjacketed as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. L. Allison Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- Undated
- Size
- 5 x 7.5
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Charles Dickens. Multi volume set
- Bookseller catalogs
- Charles Dickens;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Return guarantee with full refund, including shipping costs, for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...