The Pickwick Papers
by Dickens, Charles:
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ashbourne, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan & Co London 1929 . One of a twenty-two volume set of Dickens' work, here in Good++, occasionally VG quality. 8vo full deep blue calf HB, gilt inlay title in borders on spine, clean and tight throughout. 759pp
Synopsis
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (commonly known as The Pickwick Papers ) is the first novel published by Charles Dickens. The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club catapulted the 24-year-old author to immediate fame. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass, the lover Tupman, the sportsman Winkle &, above all, by that quintessentially English Quixote, Mr. Pickwick, & his cockney Sancho Panza, Sam Weller. From the hallowed turf of Dingley Dell Cricket Club to the unholy fracas of the Eatanswill election, via the Fleet debtor’s prison, characters & incidents sprang to life from Dickens’s pen, to form an enduringly popular work of ebullient humor & literary invention The novel was published in 19 issues over 20 months by Chapman and Hall, London in 1836. After the publication the widow of illustrator Robert Seymour claimed that the idea for the novel was originally her husband's; however, in his preface to the 1867 edition, Dickens strenuously denied any specific input, writing that "Mr. Seymour never originated or suggested an incident, a phrase, or a word, to be found in the book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pellegrino Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 832
- Title
- The Pickwick Papers
- Author
- Dickens, Charles:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co London 1929
- Keywords
- Dickens, Pickwick Papers, Marley, Pip, Tale Of Two Cities, Dorrit, Scrooge
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
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