The Dickens Circle A Narrative of the Novelist's Friendships
by Ley, J.W.T
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1919. Hardcover, bound in original red cloth and possessing most of the original dust-jacket, with front and rear covers and both flaps extant [lacks spine panel]. 424 pages. Index. Illustrated with 31 of 33 plates [two portraits of Dickens 1859 & 1868 excised]. Front end-papers toned, presumably from old news article laid-in. An important study of the Dickens and his contemporaries by a leading authority on the subject. Still, an uncommon title in near very good condition, with faults as noted. Podeschi H 295. First Edition. Cloth. Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000031
- Title
- The Dickens Circle A Narrative of the Novelist's Friendships
- Author
- Ley, J.W.T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPGHY, DICKENSIANA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Dickensiana;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
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Staten Island, New York
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