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SKETCHES OF YOUNG COUPLES; with an Urgent Remonstrance to the Gentlemen of England (Being Bachelors or Widowers), on the Present Alarming Crisis
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Praised by acclaimed biography Claire Tomalin as young Dickens at his most playful, this lesser-known work was timed to coincide precisely with the marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. 16mo: 92, [4] p. with 6 illustrations by "Phiz" (Halbot Knight Browne). In a three-quarter green morocco over marbled paper binding by Tout, with decorative gilt stamping, five raised bands, matching marbled endpapers, and a ribbon marker. Period bookseller's label to the front pastedown. The spine is lightly sun faded, with a bit of minor wear to the corners and tips; otherwise very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75269
- Title
- SKETCHES OF YOUNG COUPLES; with an Urgent Remonstrance to the Gentlemen of England (Being Bachelors or Widowers), on the Present Alarming Crisis
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Keywords
- Literature, Victorian England, Britain, Humor, Satire, London
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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- 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...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...