The Old Curiosity Shop. With sixteen colored illustrations by Rowland Wheelwright.
by DICKENS, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1930. First American edition of this Wheelwright issue. Octavo with sixteen colored plates. Contemporary half red morocco over red cloth, spine compartments with gilt lettering and decoration, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. A very good copy with only slight rubbing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70190
- Title
- The Old Curiosity Shop. With sixteen colored illustrations by Rowland Wheelwright.
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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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