The Old Curiosity Shop: And Reprinted Pieces
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
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Plano, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Charles Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop complete in three volumes; volume 3 also contains his stories. Part of Sheldon's "Works of Charles Dickens. Household Edition." One B&W illustration in each volume with tipped-in protective tissue. Black cloth (faded) with gilt lettering and publisher medallion on spine; gilt medallion on front.
FON on FFEP of each volume.
Covers are faded, stained, and bumped, with fraying on the of spines. Pages are age tanned with occasional stains and chipping. Some interior cracking.
Synopsis
The Old Curiosity Shop, what would become Charles Dickens’ fourth novel, was first published in 88 weekly installments in Dickens’ serial, Master Humphrey’s Clock, from April 1840 to February 1841. In a tale that survives the transcendence of time, The Old Curiosity Shop tells the story of thirteen-year-old Nell Trent and her grandfather who live in The Old Curiosity Shop, a small antique and gift store. The unnamed grandfather, desperate to leave Nell in good financial standing after his death, loses The Old Curiosity Shop to a gambling problem, forcing him and young Nell to wander the countryside.
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Details
- Bookseller
- PWK Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D13
- Title
- The Old Curiosity Shop
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Illustrator
- F.O.C. Darley and John Gilbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, three volumes
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Works of Charles Dickens. Household Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sheldon and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1864
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- dickens, curiosity, household edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- PWK Novels; Works of Charles Dickens; PWK Stories; Works of Charles Dickens: Household Edition;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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