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The Works of Charles Dickens Volume I: OliverTwist; David Copperfield; Our Mutual Friend; Great Expectations; Little Dorrit; Martin Chuzzlewit
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: P. F. Collier, 1879. Title page dated 1879. Collier's Unabridged Edition. First volume in a set of three large books, this one containing six of his most popular works, illustrated with 40 full page engravings. Brown cloth over beveled boards, lettering and decoration in gilt and black, all edges gilt, large book at 10.5 inches tall, 1183 pages. Good condition with some shelfwear, mainly rubbing to the extremities, front hinge internally reglued and secure, text block sound, pages lightly age-toned but clean, no names or other markings. The following novels are included in this volume: OliverTwist; David Copperfield; Our Mutual Friend; Great Expectations; Little Dorrit; Martin Chuzzlewit.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046100
- Title
- The Works of Charles Dickens Volume I: OliverTwist; David Copperfield; Our Mutual Friend; Great Expectations; Little Dorrit; Martin Chuzzlewit
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- P. F. Collier
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1879
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- CLASSIC FICTION NOVEL BRITISH
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
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