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Horatio Alger Books: Published by A.L. Burt by Chase, Bradford S - 1983

Horatio Alger Books: Published by A.L. Burt

by Chase, Bradford S

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Enfield, Connecticut: Sandpiper Publishing, 1983. AS6 - A paperback book SIGNED by author on title page in near fine condition that has some light discoloration and shelf wear. The first in a five volume series about Alger book formats. This volume is a guide for the Alger hobbiest and provides another way to collect Algers: those produced by A.L. Burt and the A.L. Burt Company. 8.25"x5.5", 104 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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  • Place of Publication Enfield, Connecticut
  • Date Published 1983
  • Keywords ALGER HORATION REFERENCE PUBLISHING AND BOOKS BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND INDEXES NONFICTION A. L. BURT COMPANY
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Analytical Bibliography of Writings on Modern English Morphology and Syntax 1877-1960 (4 Volume Set)

Analytical Bibliography of Writings on Modern English Morphology and Syntax 1877-1960 (4 Volume Set)

by S. Scheurweghs

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University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium, 1963. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Size: 8mo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. 909 pp. Pages are tight and clean. Cover is sunned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-5 pounds. Category: Books on Books; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001126. . Additional shipping charges may apply..
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FACSIMILE EDITIONS of the LIBRARIES BOARD OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

FACSIMILE EDITIONS of the LIBRARIES BOARD OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

by Peade, B.W. (comp.)

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Adelaide South Australia: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1992. First printing. Stiff Wraps. As New. Signed, limited edition of 300 - this number 55.. Pages 94, illust text. Introduction by Valmai Hankel. Contents - Check-list of facsimiles published by LBSA 1960's/70's. (South Australiana/Australiana/Miscellaneous) Condition very fine. Size 210 x 295 mm. Scarce Reference. Signed Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently supply items only to Australian or New Zealand addresses.
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Glenn Miller Burial File

Glenn Miller Burial File

by Wright, Wilbur

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Wright Books. Limited Print First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Mint condition. Wright Books, 1993. Limited Print First Edition. Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, two small nicks on the edge of the back cover)with Dj(some nicks, two small creases, and scratch on the Dj cover), both in mint condition. The Glenn Miller Burial File includes many illustrations and documents from Miller's 201 Personal File never previously released. The book contains 82 b/w illustrations and maps. The book is new.A very rare and collectable book.236pp including index. Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Book description: On Friday December 15th 1944, three men waited on a misty Bedfordshire Airfield for the C-64 Norseman single-engined plane which would take two of them to Paris. Flown by Flight Officer John Morgan, it came down through low cloud and driving rain, took on board band-leader Major Glenn Miller and a USAAF Staff Officer, lt. Col. Norman F Baessell. Minutes late, the tiny plane… Read More
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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 1904-79, A RETROSPECTIVE COLLECTION.|THE
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Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society of America, 1980. hardcover, dust jacket. 6 x 9.25 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 568 pages. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Bibliographical Society of America, this retrospective collection of articles seeks to represent, in the broadest possible way, the diverse contributions of the members of the Society to its Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America. The pieces demonstrate to the highest degree of excellence - articles of critical importance that have moved forward the art of bibliography. This volume contains 39 articles that strongly suggest that the practice of bibliography in America during the past three-quarters of a century cannot be easily categorized. Instead, the articles range over the entire spectrum of the world of books. An interesting characteristic of the selection is the preponderance of articles concerned with the relationship between books and people - especially with collectors rather than with those… Read More
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OHEL DAWID. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MANUSCRIPTS IN THE SASSOON LIBRARY,...
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OHEL DAWID. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MANUSCRIPTS IN THE SASSOON LIBRARY, LONDON.

by HEBREW MANUSCRIPTS - Sassoon, David Solomon

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London: Oxford University Press, 1932. First Edition . Original Blue Cloth. Very Good. 4to. . Spines with truly minimally sunnied. Edges with some foxing. Fly-leaves and few pages with minimal faint foxing, otherwise a very good and fresh copy of this RARE ITEM
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CONGRES BIBLIOGRAPHIC INTERNATIONALE (3 VOLS. IN 4)

CONGRES BIBLIOGRAPHIC INTERNATIONALE (3 VOLS. IN 4)

by Champagny, Comte de et al.

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Nendeln/Lichtenstein: Klaus, 1979. Buckram. A Very Good Set Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 576 pp. v. I; 887 pp. v. II; 601 pp. v. III; 496 pp. v.IV. Originals of the congresses of 1878, 1888, 1898.
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Biblioteca Española [Two Volumes]

Biblioteca Española [Two Volumes]

by Rodriguez de Castro, Jose

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Madrid: En la Imprenta Real de la Gazeta, 1786. First edition. 18th-century mottled sheep decorated in gilt with morocco lettering pieces, edges stained red. Sizes not uniform; some dampstaining, mainly to the edges of the first and last two dozen leaves in volume 1 and the top edge in volume 2, minor worming in blank margins, 19th-century institutional stamp on first text page in each volume; unidentified branded ownership mark on top edges, otherwise leaves quite bright.. [34], 668, [168]; [10], 748, [1] pp., including half-titles and final errata leaf in Volume 2. Folio. Tomo 1. La noticia de los escritores rabinos españoles desde la epoca conocida de su literatura hasta el presente; Tomo 2. La noticia de los escritores gentiles españoles, y la de los christianos hasta fines del siglo XIII de la iglesia. An important work by Rodriguez de Castro (1739-1799) which contains much material usually not found elsewhere. Volume 1 covers Iberian Rabbinic authors writing in Spanish, Hebrew, or any other… Read More
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Catálogo de los manuscritos existentes en la Biblioteca Universitaria de Valencia. [Three Volumes]

Catálogo de los manuscritos existentes en la Biblioteca Universitaria de Valencia. [Three Volumes]

by Gutiérrez del Caño, Marcelino

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Valencia: Librería Maraguat, 1913. First edition. Cloth. Spine scuffed and boards rubbed else very good copies with scattered foxing.. xiv, 307 pp.; 358 pp.; 333 pp. Illus. with 30 facsimile plates. 4to. Francisco Rodríguez Marín, prólogo. No. 119 of 500 copies. A magnificent catalogue of 2422 manuscripts described in detail. Palau lists date as 1914. "Magnifier orb, appreciate y escape," (Palau y Dulcet, VI, p. 490). ABPC shows only one copy sold at auction in the last 30 years. Palau 111545.
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T. E. Lawrence, A Bibliography

T. E. Lawrence, A Bibliography

by [Lawrence, T. E.]. Elizabeth W. Duval

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New York: Arrow Editions, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Slip-case darkened. Else near fine copy/frayed glassine. 8vo. Paper boards with linen back-strip and printed label. Pp. (ii), 96, (ii). Slip-case. Limited to 500 copies.
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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 1904-79, A RETROSPECTIVE COLLECTION.|THE
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Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society of America, 1980. hardcover, dust jacket. 6 x 9.25 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 568 pages. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Bibliographical Society of America, this retrospective collection of articles seeks to represent, in the broadest possible way, the diverse contributions of the members of the Society to its Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America. The pieces demonstrate to the highest degree of excellence - articles of critical importance that have moved forward the art of bibliography. This volume contains 39 articles that strongly suggest that the practice of bibliography in America during the past three-quarters of a century cannot be easily categorized. Instead, the articles range over the entire spectrum of the world of books. An interesting characteristic of the selection is the preponderance of articles concerned with the relationship between books and people - especially with collectors rather than with those… Read More
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HORATIO ALGER BOOKS PUBLISHED BY A.L. BURT

HORATIO ALGER BOOKS PUBLISHED BY A.L. BURT

by Bradford S. Chase

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Enfield, CT: Bradford S. Chase, 1983. Paperback. Very Good. 104p. A softcover book in near-fine condition. Spine lightly tanned; otherwise clean and tight.
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Horatio Alger Books Published by A. L. Burt

Horatio Alger Books Published by A. L. Burt

by Chase, Bradford S

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Bradford S. Chase. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page with the date 3/12/85. Paper covers soiled with light edge wear. Binding remains sound and book appears unread. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 104 pages; Signed by Author .
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Horatio Alger Books Published by A.L. Burt

by Chase, Bradford S

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privately printed, 1983-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. Signed by Author. Signed and inscribed by author on first page. Back cover with portion cut away, also last 10 pages partially cut but still present. No text markings noted.
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Horatio Alger Books Published By A. L. Burt

by Bradford S. Chase

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Enfield, CT: Self Published, 1983. hardcover - dark blue cloth/gilt lettering., no flaws - clean, unmarked, well bound.; on front free endpaper is a label, signed by the author, which states - "this edition is limited to 50 copies. copy number 19". above that is an inscription from the author to a particular collector of children's books. signed and dated, 3/3/84.; xii-104pp., b/w illustrations. detailed reference work on alger books as published by a.l. burt.. Signed by Author. First Edition - Limited. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bibliography.
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Horatio Alger Books Published by A.L. Burt

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Enfield CT: privately printed, 1983. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. 104 pages, b&w illustrations. Softcover in very good condition. Record # 405848
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Horatio Alger Books Published by A.L. Burt

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Self-Published. 1983. Very Good; Softcover; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 104 pages, in wraps. SIGNED & inscribed by author Chase on title page: "To my friend K-- M--, Brad Chse 4/10/86. Cover tanned, minor edge wear. Tight binding, clean bright pages. .
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Book Collecting Now: The Value of Print in a Digital Age

Book Collecting Now: The Value of Print in a Digital Age

by Budman, Matthew

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Chatwin Books, 2019. First Edition. Trade Paperback. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" New! 'At a time when we take e-readers to the beach and read novels on our smartphones, is the book-collecting hobby still relevant? Yes, more than ever. This illustrated guide gives you everything you need to start in the world's greatest pastime: What it means to build a collection How to identify a first edition Where and how to get the best deals Understanding the value of autographs How to sell books to upgrade your library Care and repair of books A guide to current values When we spend our days in seamless digital environments, we need more life in our lives. Books forge an immediate connection to real people, lives, emotions, ideas, and imagination. They link us to history, and are a way to make an aesthetic and intellectual statement about your interests and values. Make no mistake: e-readers are with us for the long run, and right alongside them are the real books we've always loved.' 168pp., b/w photos throughout.
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The John Rylands Library, Manchester: a brief description of the building and its contents with a...
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The John Rylands Library, Manchester: a brief description of the building and its contents with a descriptive list of the works exhibited in the main library.

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48, [1] pages.

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Yoga Uniting East and West
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Yoga Uniting East and West

by YESUDIAN, Selvarajan and Elisabeth Haich

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London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1956. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Pp. 161. Introduction by Thomas Huzella. Sparsely illustrated with a few line drawings. Bound in orange cloth with lettering stamped on spine. Slight offsetting to ffep, else Fine in Fine dust jacket. A birght copy. A chance excerpt: "Yoga is not a religion; it is crystallized truth." An uncommon book.
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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 1904-79, A RETROSPECTIVE COLLECTION.|THE
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Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society of America, 1980. hardcover, dust jacket. 6 x 9.25 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 568 pages. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Bibliographical Society of America, this retrospective collection of articles seeks to represent, in the broadest possible way, the diverse contributions of the members of the Society to its Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America. The pieces demonstrate to the highest degree of excellence - articles of critical importance that have moved forward the art of bibliography. This volume contains 39 articles that strongly suggest that the practice of bibliography in America during the past three-quarters of a century cannot be easily categorized. Instead, the articles range over the entire spectrum of the world of books. An interesting characteristic of the selection is the preponderance of articles concerned with the relationship between books and people - especially with collectors rather than with those… Read More
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Edward Fitzgerald and Omar Khayyam. An Essay and a Bibliography By Holbrook Jackson

Edward Fitzgerald and Omar Khayyam. An Essay and a Bibliography By Holbrook Jackson

by Jackson, Holbrook

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London / Liverpool: David Nutt / The Liverpool Booksellers' Co., 1899. First Edition . Printed Wrappers. Good. 6 3/4 " Tall. 41 Pp. The Original Printing,1899 Date On Title Page, On Laid Paper, Lacking The Brown Paper Covers But Still String Bound. Lightly Used, Almost No Wear, No Names Or Marks, Short Split At Bottom Of Spine. George Holbrook Jackson (1874 - 1948) Was A British Journalist, Writer And Publisher. He Was Recognised As One Of The Leading Bibliophiles Of His Time. He Was Born In Liverpool. Around 1900 He Was In The Lace Trade In Leeds, Where He Met A. R. Orage; Together They Founded The Leeds Arts Club. At That Time Jackson Was A Fabian Socialist, But Also Influenced By Nietzsche. Later They Separately Moved To London As Journalists. In 1906, Shortly After Arriving In The Capital, Jackson Suggested Founding A Similar Group To The Leeds Arts Club, The Fabian Arts Group. This Eventually Led To A Split From The Fabian Society, Whose Interest Was Economic And Political. In 1907,… Read More
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PAPER AND TYPE: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS
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PAPER AND TYPE: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS

by Bidwell, John

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Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 2019. Hardcover with dust jacket. 8.5 x 11 inches. Hardcover with dust jacket. xiv, 383 pages. "As would be expected from a volume from this particular publisher the study of paper is not an end in itself, but is closely related to its use in the printed book and its importance as bibliographical evidence... the production standards are of the very highest order. From my sampling the index does not miss a thing." - Robert Laurie, Journal of the Edinburgh Bibliographical Society "Bidwell discusses the practical craftsmanship of paper and type and their aesthetic place in identifying and explaining the historical significance of particular authors books or editions, bringing the study of bibliography to life... To anyone interested in the history and evolution of paper and type the depth and breadth of this book is bound to enlighten and very likely to raise fresh questions and spark many new ideas... [Bidwell's] book offers a… Read More
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LITERATURE OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION, A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ESSAYS.|THE
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LITERATURE OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION, A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ESSAYS.|THE

by Beckham, Stephen Dow

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Portland, OR: Lewis & Clark College, 2003. cloth, dust jacket. 8 x 12 inches. cloth, dust jacket. 316 pages. Introduction and essays by the author; bibliography after the text by Doug Erickson, Jeremy Skinner and Paul Merchant. This first comprehensive bibliography of Lewis and Clark expedition publications in a century is based on the world-class collection of materials at the Aubrey R. Watzak Library of Lewis & Clark College. The book is divided into seven sections: the expedition's traveling library of scientific, technical, and cartographic material (1754-1804); related congressional documents and early notices (1803-1807); editions of Patrick Gass's journal (1807-1904); surreptitious accounts (1809-1846); the Biddle-Allen narrative of the expedition (1814-2001); nineteenth-century publications (1803-1905); and twentieth-century publications (1906-2001). In each section, introductory historical essays survey the large cast of characters who have contributed to the expedition story since the last… Read More
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BOOKS IN MY LIFE
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BOOKS IN MY LIFE

by Tanselle, G. Thomas

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Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 2021. cloth with dust jacket. 6.125 x 9.25 inches. cloth with dust jacket. xiii, 367 pages. "Books in My Life is a testament to an important scholarly career and a life well lived in the republic of books, but it also advocates for the book as a physical object that reveals so much about our shared past, as well as the joy of acquiring, accumulating, organizing, and studying them." - Geoffrey Robert Little, Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada, 60 "Books in My Life combines autobiography with fascinating observations about the many roles that books can play in ones personal and professional lives. In particular, his brief memoir detailing the specific volumes, works of art, and other artifacts that one can peruse in his living room is likely one of the most charming and thought-provoking pieces of writing readers may ever encounter. No one will look at the contents of a bookshelf the same way after reading this… Read More
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Decorative and Printed Maps of The 15th To 18th Centuries A Revised Edition of Old Decorative...

Decorative and Printed Maps of The 15th To 18th Centuries A Revised Edition of Old Decorative Maps and Charts [A.L.Humphreys]

by Skelton, R.A

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London: Staples Press, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. maroon cloth. Very good in worn dust wrapper. 4to, 80 pages in text with eighty-four reproductions (twelve in color) and a new text by R.A. Skelton. General Bibliography. Provides a survey of maps printed from copper plates or wood-blocks. Twenty-two reproductions are new to this work.
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CHARLES DICKENS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS FIRST AMERICAN EDITIONS, THE CHRISTMAS BOOKS AND SELECTED...
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CHARLES DICKENS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS FIRST AMERICAN EDITIONS, THE CHRISTMAS BOOKS AND SELECTED SECONDARY WORKS

by Smith, Walter E

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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. Hardback with dust jacket. 8.125 x 10.75 inches. Hardback with dust jacket. 160 pages. "This meticulously researched volume untangles the complicated and confusing history of American first editions of Dickens. It will be of interest to all students of Dickens, and invaluable for specialists. ... Highly recommended." - J. D. Vann, Choice This bibliography traces the history of Charles Dickens's Christmas books and other works published in America during his lifetime. Meticulously researched and presented, it includes data never before published. Original editions are identified and fully described, and each entry contains photographs of bindings and title pages, notes, related quotes or contemporary commentary, and dates of publication. This study enhances our knowledge of an important aspect of the Dickens oeuvre, and it should prove an essential reference book for all rare book libraries and institutions, book collectors, book dealers, and students… Read More
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