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The Works of Charles Dickens: 20 Volume Set
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Andover, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Boston & New York: C. T. Brainard Publishing Co. Twenty volume set. Edition de Luxe: Number 117 of a limited edition of 1000 numbered sets. Only one volume (Dombey and Son I) has the number written in. Marbled boards three-quarter bound in leather, running from dark green to brown on the spine. Five raised bands. Top edge gilt. Condition ranges from near fine (about half the volumes) to poor (one volume), mostly due to varying wear to the extremities and the condition of the spine (one volume has only a fragmentary spine). A few volumes have had minor archival repair to the spine and/or the hinges and joints.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by H. K. Browne and Others. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Charles Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English author of many notable works, including Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist , and A Tale of Two Cities. Multiple publishing firms have released bound collections of his works. Notable sets of Dickens Works have been published by Chapman and Hall in a 24 piece set, and Baker and Taylor in a 12 volume set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Banjo Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015571
- Title
- The Works of Charles Dickens: 20 Volume Set
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Illustrator
- H. K. Browne and Others
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- C. T. Brainard Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston & New York
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Banjo Booksellers
Biblio member since 2004
Andover, Massachusetts
About Banjo Booksellers
On-line and mail-order only. We have a wide variety of books, both fiction and non-fiction, with an emphasis on modern first editions and collectible childrens books.
Glossary
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Marbled boards
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