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Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation, in Two Volumes, with the Original Illustrations (The Gadshill Edition) (The Works of Charles Dickens in Thirty-four Volumes, Vols. VIII & IX)
by Dickens, Charles; Lang, Andrew (Introduction & Notes)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Webster, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Browne, Hablot Knight ('Phiz'). Volume I: Backstrip torn halfway up length of spine and along spine head, front hinge starting. Volume II: Front hinge starting, light stain along base of rear endpapers. 1897 Hard Cover. xviii, 527; viii, [2], 535 pp. 8vo. Complete in two hardcover volumes. Original red cloth, gilt titles and author's device, gilt top page ridge. Original illustrations protected by tissue guards. Introduction & notes by Andrew Lang, a Scottish poet, novelist, and literary critic best known for his collections of folk and fairy tales. Dombey and Son is a novel by English author Charles Dickens. It follows the fortunes of a shipping firm owner, who is frustrated at the lack of a son to follow him in his footsteps; he initially rejects his daughter's love before eventually becoming reconciled with her before his death.
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- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2319278
- Title
- Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation, in Two Volumes, with the Original Illustrations (The Gadshill Edition) (The Works of Charles Dickens in Thirty-four Volumes, Vols. VIII & IX)
- Author
- Dickens, Charles; Lang, Andrew (Introduction & Notes)
- Illustrator
- Browne, Hablot Knight ('Phiz')
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 3.56 lbs
- Keywords
- CLASSICS WORLD LITERATURE FICTION ENGLISH CHARLES DICKENS PHIZ CRUIKSHANK
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books
Biblio member since 2005
Webster, New York
About Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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