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DAVID COPPERFIELD
by DICKENS, CHARLES
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near very good
- Seller
-
Vancouver, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Consists of binder's leaf, frontpiece, titlepage, imprint- Stereotyped by J. Fagan, Printed by T. K.and F. G. Collier, Dedication, Preface dated October 1850. Pages 17-327. * illustrations by H. K. Browne. Titled in gilt with illustration of "the friendly waiter". 9x5.5. Perhaps a variant - covering as Smith listed for "Cloth" but contents are more in line with his "Boards" issue. illustrations are inserted in pages differing from his cloth list. Frontpiece is plate 7 as listed for cloth. The "1" is missing on pages 21 and 31.
Condition: A very collectible issue. Rebacked with new cloth and large fragment of original spine laid on. New end papers. Text and illustrations free of foxing. Paper aged as usual. Does not contain "Contents" page and catalogue. Board edges are scuffed.
Synopsis
"The most perfect of all the Dickens novels' Virginia WoolfWhen David Copperfield escapes from the cruelty of his childhood home, he embarks on a journey to adulthood which will lead him through comedy and tragedy, love and heartbreak and friendship and betrayal. Over the course of his adventures, David meets an array of eccentric characters and learns hard lessons about the world before he finally discovers true happiness.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cartouche Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D023
- Title
- DAVID COPPERFIELD
- Author
- DICKENS, CHARLES
- Illustrator
- H. K. BROWNE
- Format/Binding
- Original cloth stamped in blind
- Book Condition
- Used - Near very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American in cloth
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- LEA & BLANCHARD
- Place of Publication
- PHILADELPHIA
- Date Published
- 1851
- Size
- 9x5.5
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Cartouche Ltd.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Cartouche Ltd.
Biblio member since 2019
Vancouver, Washington
About Cartouche Ltd.
Specializing in Early American Classics and Charles Dickens. Often we add value to challenged copies through expert restoration.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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