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SKETCHES BY BOZ: ILLUSTRATIVE OF EVERY-DAY LIFE, AND EVERY-DAY PEOPLE. THE SECOND SERIES. COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME
by [Charles Dickens] | George Cruikshank (Illustrator)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Good binding
- Seller
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Richmond, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: John Macrone, 1837. Second Series. Quarter Leather. Good binding. First Edition, Second Issue of Charles Dickens' first published book. Lacking the half title, 'Contents' leaf, and publisher's advertisement at the rear. With frontispiece; additional title page, engraved; and eight additional plates. Foxing to the plates and opposite pages. Rubbing to the boards; loss to the top edge of the spine and to the spine label. Half calf with remnants of a black leather label, over marbled paper boards. All edges marbled. (John C. Eckel First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens, 12-13 pp.). Good binding.
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- Bookseller
- Black Swan Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 288239
- Title
- SKETCHES BY BOZ: ILLUSTRATIVE OF EVERY-DAY LIFE, AND EVERY-DAY PEOPLE. THE SECOND SERIES. COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME
- Author
- [Charles Dickens] | George Cruikshank (Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Series
- Publisher
- John Macrone
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
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Black Swan Books, Inc.
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Richmond, Virginia
About Black Swan Books, Inc.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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 Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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....
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