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The Old Curiosity Shop: The Works Of Charles Dickens - Volume IV New Century Library
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- acceptable/unjacketed
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
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About This Item
Circa 1910 leather bound New Century Library Edition as pictured. Binding is firm. Maroon soft leather boards with gold stamping are rubbed and scuffed with considerable wear along spine. Spine is faded with a 1 inch tear along front hinge at top. Name stamped on marbled FEP. Gilt top edge of text block. Text is clean and bright without markings. Purple ribbon marked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s
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Synopsis
The Old Curiosity Shop, what would become Charles Dickens’ fourth novel, was first published in 88 weekly installments in Dickens’ serial, Master Humphrey’s Clock, from April 1840 to February 1841. In a tale that survives the transcendence of time, The Old Curiosity Shop tells the story of thirteen-year-old Nell Trent and her grandfather who live in The Old Curiosity Shop, a small antique and gift store. The unnamed grandfather, desperate to leave Nell in good financial standing after his death, loses The Old Curiosity Shop to a gambling problem, forcing him and young Nell to wander the countryside.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1491
- Title
- The Old Curiosity Shop
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Format/Binding
- See book description
- Book Condition
- Used - acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- unjacketed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Century Library
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson And Sons, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- undated but pre 1883
- Pages
- 576
- Size
- 4 x 6
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Charles Dickens
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic lit; Charles Dickens;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
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About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
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Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Text Block
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- New
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