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The Works of Charles Dickens. (Including Oliver Twist, The Pickwick Papers, Nicholas Nickleby, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Great Expectations, etc.)
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Schenectady, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bigelow, Brown & Co., Inc, N.D.. Hardcover. Illustrated by Browne, Hablot Knight.; Cruikshank, George and others. Early 20th Century. The National Library Edition. Complete in twenty volumes. Publisher navy blue half morocco over patterned cloth, spines elaborately decorated in gold and with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt, title pages printed in red and black. With illustrations by Hablot Knight Browne ('Phiz'), George Cruikshank, and others. Volumes appear unread. The spines are not faded and the spine ends are intact. There are some minor scuffs to leather in some spots. Overall a very good+ set that presents quite nicely. ; Octavo.
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
- Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36184
- Title
- The Works of Charles Dickens. (Including Oliver Twist, The Pickwick Papers, Nicholas Nickleby, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Great Expectations, etc.)
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Browne, Hablot Knight.; Cruikshank, George and others
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bigelow, Brown & Co., Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- N.D.
- Keywords
- Literature, CLASSICS, FINE BINDINGS, ILLUSTRATED EDITIONS, MYSTERIES, COLLECTED SETS
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Biblio member since 2008
Schenectady, New York
About Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Parigi Books, established in 2006, is an independent antiquarian bookstore located in the heart of Schenectady, NY. We are open by appointment only.We buy and sell fine books and collectibles in all fields with a strong focus on science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, comics and graphic novels. Our eclectic taste is reflected in the ample variety of items available, from significant titles from the 1500s on to original comic art, from collectible paperbacks to literary magazines. We carry in stock the best selection of Italian language graphic novels and comics you can find this side of the pond.As fairly strict graders who pay particular attention to collecting standards, we have been able to make thousands of customers happy over the years.Parigi Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the Independent Online Booksellers' Association (IOBA).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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