The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
by Dickens, Charles, Illustrated by Phiz
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Avenel Books, 1983. A first edition facsimile, complete and unabridged, with all the original illustrations by "Phiz." Brown buckram in dustjacket. Page edges toned to light brown else as new in like jacket.. First Thus. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Nicholas Nickleby is left responsible for his mother and sister when his father dies. The novel follows his attempt to succeed in supporting them, despite his uncle Ralph's antagonistic lack of belief in him. It is one of Dickens' early comic novels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000230
- Title
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
- Author
- Dickens, Charles, Illustrated by Phiz
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Avenel Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- DICKENS, DICKENSIANA PHIZ
- Bookseller catalogs
- Dickens; Alibris;
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Edges
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...