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The Life of Charles Dickens
by John Forster
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Moseley, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1872. Hardcover. Near Fine. THIS COMPLETE SIX VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN 3/4 CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE AND MARBLING TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS WITH BRIGHT GILT END PAGES. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND MINIMAL FOXING - HEAVIER FOXING TO FIRST FEW LEAVES. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. BOOKS MEASURE 6.25"x4.5". 149 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL SET IN GREAT CONDITION..
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- Bookseller
- Reagan's Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 381
- Title
- The Life of Charles Dickens
- Author
- John Forster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bernhard Tauchnitz
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1872
- Keywords
- Illustrated, 149 Years Old, Fine Leather Binding, Rare, Great Condition
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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All books are carefully bubble wrapped and packed in a box with adequate packing peanuts to prevent any damage in shipment.
All books are shipped with delivery confirmation and tracking. Books are automatically insured.
100% satisfaction guaranteed. Returns accepted for any reason within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Reagan's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Moseley, Virginia
About Reagan's Rare Books
Reagan's Rare Books specializes in fine bindings and leather bound books dating primarily from the 18th century to early 20th century in a wide range of subject matter such as History, Americana, and Literature.
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
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