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The Battle of Life.: A love story.
by DICKENS, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Bradbury & Evans,, 1846. Dickens at Christmas First edition, second state, rather than the far more common fourth state. The Battle of Life is the fourth of Dickens's Christmas books. The first state of the engraved title page has "A love story" without a banner, the second state with a banner and without a figure. Both were available on publication day, 19 December 1846. The third and fourth state have a banner with a figure. Octavo. Original red cloth, titles and decoration to spine and front cover in gilt, elaborate frame stamped in blind to covers, yellow coated endpapers, gilt edges. Housed in a red cloth slipcase. Engraved frontispiece and title page with tissue-guard, 11 illustrations in the text. Neat contemporary ownership signature to half-title. Joints and extremities skilfully restored, slight finger-soiling to contents. A very good copy. Smith II, 8.
Synopsis
Once upon a time, it matters little when, and in stalwart England, it matters little where, a fierce battle was fought. It was fought upon a long summer day when the waving grass was green. Many a wild flower formed by the Almighty Hand to be a perfumed goblet for the dew, felt its enamelled cup filled high with blood that day, and shrinking dropped. Many an insect deriving its delicate colour from harmless leaves and herbs, was stained anew that day by dying men, and marked its frightened way with an unnatural track.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 166867
- Title
- The Battle of Life.
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Bradbury & Evans,
- Date Published
- 1846
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Title Page
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- Edges
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- First State
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- Second State
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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