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Master Humphrey's Clock (2 Volumes in 1)
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- fair
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, 1840. First Edition . Haover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. 306, 228pp., 2 volumes bound as one. Half green morocco, marbled boards, gilt floral design and gilt lettering to spineront board detached but present, horizontal split to spine repaired, spine has darkened to a rich brown, light wear to edges, foxing to endpapers and scattered foxing throughout text, and mild age-toning, former owner's name on front free endpaper, binding is tight.
Synopsis
Master Humphrey's Clock was an ambitious weekly literary magazine published by Dickens himself. Lasting only from 1840 to 1841, it spun off some major works, including "The Old Curiosity Shop" and this collection of stories and sketches. The narrator is Master Humphrey , not "churlish" and not a "misanthrope", who describes his daily life and his encounters with vivid characters including Mr. Pickwick. The clock is his old companion, where he stores manuscripts.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003864
- Title
- Master Humphrey's Clock (2 Volumes in 1)
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Illustrator
- George Cattermole and Hablot Browne
- Format/Binding
- Haover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Novel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature and Fiction;
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About the Seller
Old Bookshelf
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Wilmington, Delaware
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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