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The Battle of Life: A Love Story
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846. Half-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Lacks title page and first two illustrations, but appears to be some state of the 1846 first edition (unable to determine state without title page). Boards rubbed, owner bookplate and ink name on front endpaper, front and end matter heavily foxed. 175 pp. Dark green leather, gilt titles & decorations on spine, top edge gilt, printed marbled design on endpapers. One of Charles Dickens's lesser known Christmas books.
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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- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2332017
- Title
- The Battle of Life: A Love Story
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bradbury and Evans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1846
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.50 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERATURE BRITISH ENGLISH CHARLES DICKENS
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books
Biblio member since 2005
Webster, New York
About Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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- 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...
- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Top Edge Gilt
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- Title Page
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