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The Faces in the Fire; A Story for the Season. By Redgap. With Illustrations by T.H. Nicholson
by [ Pardon, George Frederick ]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Willoughby and Co., [1849] First edition. Publisher's pictorial red cloth stamped in blind and ornately stamped in gilt in imitation of the bindings of Charles Dickens' Christmas books. . Small octavo. Etched frontispiece, full-page etched title, and 2 etched plates (between pp. 50-51 and 88-89), all finely hand colored. With wood-engraved head- and tail-pieces throughout, some by Edward Townsend Hartshorn (1828 - 1900) and some signed "S. White." Some rubbing to gilt. Also lettered and stamped in gilt on spine. Neatly rebacked with original spine laid down. All edges gilt. Some toning to edges and some dampstaining to bottom margin. Some offsetting from plates. Later bookplate of Walter Flinn on front pastedown. Overall a very good, tight copy with attractive illustrations and a pretty binding. Bindings imitating the style of Dickens' Christmas books were popular among publishers in the mid-nineteenth century, in hopes of producing titles to rival those of Dickens. The Faces in the Fire is particularly reminiscent of the original cloth bindings of Dickens' The Cricket on the Hearth and A Christmas Carol.
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- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16820
- Title
- The Faces in the Fire; A Story for the Season. By Redgap. With Illustrations by T.H. Nicholson
- Author
- [ Pardon, George Frederick ]
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's pictorial red cloth stamped in blind and ornately stamped in gilt in imitation of the bindings of Charles Dickens' C
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Willoughby and Co.,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- [1849]
- Pages
- vi] pp., 165 pp.
- Size
- Small octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Los Angeles, California
About Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Rebacked
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- Octavo
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Bookplate
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- Edges
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