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The Wreck of the Golden Mary [with a frontispiece by Goodman, Jules, A.]

The Wreck of the Golden Mary [with a frontispiece by Goodman, Jules, A.]

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The Wreck of the Golden Mary [with a frontispiece by Goodman, Jules, A.]: Being the Captain's Account of the Loss of the Ship, and the Mate's Account of the Great Deliverance of Her People in an Open Boat at Sea [The Extra Christmas Number of Household Words. Containing the Amount of One Number and a Half.]

by Dickens, Charles TOGETHER WITH Fitzgerald, Percy; Collins, Wilkie; Holme, Lee; Proctor, Adelaide Ann; and White, Reverend James

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London [at the Office, No. 16 North Strand: Printed by Bradbury & Evans Whitefriars, London, 1856. First Edition, First Printing. Wrappers. Very good. A Very Good or Better copy of the first edition, first printing, in the Publisher's original self-wrappers, being modestly askew and showing some wear to the edges and spine. The tale was written largely by Dickens with sections of it written by Wilkie Collins, Percy Fitzgerald, Lee Holme, Adelaide Proctor, and Reverend James White. The tale is presented in three major sections: 'The Wreck', written largely by Dickens (with a concluding segment by Wilkie Collins); 'The Beguilement in the Boats'—a section composed of 'The Armourer's Story' by Percy Fitzgerald, 'Poor Dick's Story' by Harriet Parr ('Holme Lee'), 'The Supercargo's Story' by Percy Fitzgerald, 'The Old Seaman's Story' by Adelaide Anne Procter, and 'The Scotch Boy's Story' by the Rev. James White. The a final section, 'The Deliverance,' was written by Wilkie Collins. Copies of this tale in its original self-wrapperd format are QUITE SCARCE TO THE MARKET.

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Bookseller
Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
3688
Title
The Wreck of the Golden Mary [with a frontispiece by Goodman, Jules, A.]
Author
Dickens, Charles TOGETHER WITH Fitzgerald, Percy; Collins, Wilkie; Holme, Lee; Proctor, Adelaide Ann; and White, Reverend James
Format/Binding
Wrappers
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Publisher
Printed by Bradbury & Evans Whitefriars, London
Place of Publication
London [at the Office, No. 16 North Strand
Date Published
1856
Weight
0.00 lbs

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