The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Palm Desert, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall, 1844. First Edition, Second Issue . Hardcover. Very Good. xiv, (errata leaf), 624 pp (with half titles). Illustrated by Phiz, with frontispiece, additional pictoral title and 38 other engraved plates. Later gilt bordered full tan polished calf, very nicely done, spine gilt decorated, maroon morocco spine labels, raised bands, top edge gilt. First edition in book form, second issue. Spine slightly faded, very light wear to extremities, else very good or better.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000544
- Title
- The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Issue
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1844
- Keywords
- jpg
Terms of Sale
James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery for any reason.
About the Seller
James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
Biblio member since 2017
Palm Desert, California
About James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
Modern First Editions, including many signed copies, with nice collections of Stephen King, Cormac McCarthy, Ray Bradbury, Charles Bukowski and others.
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...