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The Pickwick Papers. With Forty-Eight Illustrations in Steel, from Designs By Phiz and Cruikshank. In Two Volumes
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson Charles Dickens's first novel consists of these tales which originally appeared serialized in April 1836 to November 1837, under the title "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club". No Date, circa 1861. Embossed in blind front covers "Peterson's Uniform Duodecimo Edition of the Complete Works of Charles Dickens 'Boz' ". Two volumes, gilt pictorial decoration on spines, stamped in gilt and blind, 454, 455-882 pp, 44 p. publisher's catalogue, frontispiece portrait of "Boz" Vol. I with title illustration, two frontis illustrations Vol. II. Very Good, cloth rubbed at corners and spine ends, wear to front joint at top edge Vol.I, prior owner name in ink both volumes, faint dampstain top edge first 150 pages Vol. I, moderate toning throughout both volumes, tear to tissue guard Vol. I. . Peterson's Uniform Duodecimo Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007973
- Title
- The Pickwick Papers. With Forty-Eight Illustrations in Steel, from Designs By Phiz and Cruikshank. In Two Volumes
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Peterson's Uniform Duodecimo Edition
- Publisher
- T.B. Peterson
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Nineteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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