Dombey and Sons
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. With 16 pages of advertisements to fep, errata to recto page 16 of ads, and indentifying marker of hook to Captain's left hand on frontispiece. Ex-libris of a Charles Chambers (armorial plate reads "Facta Non Verba"). Rebound professionally; spine has been lifted and re-settled in one piece, light chips to edges evident. PDs original brown decorative flower design, period pencil note to verso flyleaf reads "First Edition with a series of portraits and a specimen wrapper found in uncut bound from the parts". It appears here that some parts (more so to the rear) have been tipped in when being re-bound; this would need further clarification upon enquiring in regards to sale. CE are uncut, small pen mark to head of page 75, else sound. Light discolouration commensurate with age. A sound copy.. First Edition. Half Leather Cloth Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Browne, H. K. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Bookcase
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50404
- Title
- Dombey and Sons
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Illustrator
- Browne, H. K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bradbury and Evans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1848
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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Bookcase
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Carlisle, Cumbria
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A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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- Cloth
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- Tipped In
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- Jacket
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- Rebound
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- Errata
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- Edges
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- Recto
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- Verso
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- Plate
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