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The Childhood and Youth of Charles Dickens With retrospective notes, and  elucidations, from his books and letters [bound with] Charles Dickens and  Rochester.

The Childhood and Youth of Charles Dickens With retrospective notes, and elucidations, from his books and letters [bound with] Charles Dickens and Rochester.

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The Childhood and Youth of Charles Dickens With retrospective notes, and elucidations, from his books and letters [bound with] Charles Dickens and Rochester.

by Langton, Robert

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London: Hutchinson & Co. 1891. Large 8vo. No. 186 of 300 copies in this De Luxe edition, including a scarce pamphlet by Langton 'Charles Dickens and Rochester' published in Manchester in 1880. Brown morocco with gilt panelling, raised bands and gilt lettering. A very handsome book with gilt dentelles to inner edges, clean boards and neat exterior. Marbled endpapers with bookplate to paste-down. Uncut, laid paper, with the light occasional mark but generally internally clean. Includes many pasted illustrations on India paper. An attractive and well preserved copy. . Near Fine. Full Morocco. De Luxe Limited. 1891.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Childhood and Youth of Charles Dickens With retrospective notes, and elucidations, from his books and letters [bound with] Charles Dickens and Rochester.
Author
Langton, Robert
Format/Binding
Full Morocco
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available
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Edition
De Luxe Limited
Publisher
Hutchinson & Co. 1891
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1891
Size
Large 8vo.
Bookseller catalogs
Fine Bindings; Charles Dickens;

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Glossary

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Paste-down
The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Bookplate
Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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...
Raised Band(s)
Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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...

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