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A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens classic! no date, 395 pages with 24 lovely color illustrations by Sep E Scott, Little Brown on Title long with Burlington Library Tree logo on title page. From copyright page The Printers Press, Limited, London. 7.5 inches in height by 5.15 inches in width, 395 pages complete 24 illustration, Book is Very Good Plus or better, publishers half bound red calf over red marbled boards, 4 raised bands on spine with bright gilt title, gilt rule on boards, tight and square with NO previous owner bookplate or writing, Little wear to spine with a tad of loss to head of spine. Text and illustrations are Fine, matching marbled end papers spotless, no cracks in gutters, Bargain prices, shipped immediately. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall.
Synopsis
Written by Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel that follows Manette, a French doctor imprisoned for 18 long years in Paris’s Bastille. Following his release, he goes to live in London with his daughter Lucie, who had never met him and believed him to be dead. Set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution and Reign of Terror, A Tale of Two Cities is a fictitious story that falls both into the historical and adventure genres. The famous book is one of the bestselling novels of all time, both for the atmosphere that Dickens’ creates and the tension he weaves. Full of love and brutality, A Tale of Two Cities exposes the highs and lows of humanity.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003741
- Title
- A Tale of Two Cities
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Keywords
- Charles Dickens
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
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- Title Page
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- Copyright page
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- Tight
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Calf
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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