The works of Charles Dickens in thirty volumes
by Dickens, Charles
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- Hardcover
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall Limited, 1881. Thirty volumes in 60, edition de luxe limited to 1000 copies, this a slightly mixed set, with first two volumes number 482 and the rest numbered 14; large 8vo; facsimiles of original wrappers, vignette and engraved title pages illustrated by Cruikshank, plates throughout, four in the Christmas volumes hand colored; half burgundy morocco over marbled boards, gilt decorated spine in six compartments, gilt title in two; t.e.g.; spines and edges occasionally scuffed; upper free endpaper of vol. 1 loose, five plates loose and a couple others starting; small dent to lower board of vol. 15, closed tear to top edge of about 20 pages of vol. 47, very good overall.
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- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60566
- Title
- The works of Charles Dickens in thirty volumes
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 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...
- Marbled boards
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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....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...