A Curious Dance Round a Curious Tree.
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: St. Lukes Hospital, 1860. First edition, first issue of Charles Dickens' article on Saint Luke's Hospital "for the gratuitous treatment of the insane poor." Octavo, loosely bound in wrappers. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom full morocco and chemise pull-off box. Rare. Dickens' A Curious Dance Round a Curious Tree was published by St. Luke's Hospital in 1860 to raise funds for their Hospital for Lunatics. The volume contains a sketch about a visit to St. Luke's at Christmas by Dickens, along with another piece he wrote about the hospital from an unsigned article in the London Times.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96189
- Title
- A Curious Dance Round a Curious Tree.
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- St. Lukes Hospital
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1860
- Keywords
- A Curious Dance Round a Curious Tree First Edition, Charles Dickens First Edition
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
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Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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...
- 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...