The Poor Traveller: Boots at the Holly Tree Inn: and Mrs Gamp.
by DICKENS, Charles
- Used
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Bradbury and Evans,, 1858. First reading edition, the rarest of the five reading editions. The reading editions, edited by Dickens and sold in uniform green wrappers, were sold at bookshops and in large numbers at Dickens' public readings."The scarcity of these books have caused fairly high prices to prevail..." (Eckel). With the bookplate to the inner box of Oliver Brett, 3rd Viscount Esher (1881-1963), son of the governor of Windsor Castle. Octavo. Original green wrappers, printed in black. Housed in a custom brown solander box. Spine a little chipped, slight soiling to wrappers. A very good copy in the original wrappers. Eckel p. 215; Gimbel D31.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 138174
- Title
- The Poor Traveller: Boots at the Holly Tree Inn: and Mrs Gamp.
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- London: Bradbury and Evans,
- Date Published
- 1858
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
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London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- 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....
- Bookplate
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- Wrappers
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...