The Letters.: Edited by his sister-in-law and his eldest daughter. Copyright edition. In three volumes; [together with:] American Notes for General Circulatiuon; [and:] Pictures from Italy; [and:] Somebody's Luggage, Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings, Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy; [a
by DICKENS, Charles
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About This Item
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz,, 1842-80. An attractive uniformly-bound collection of German copyright printings, comprising Dickens's letters, two of his travel books, and three of his short stories, together with Forster's life of Dickens. Together, twelve volumes, small octavo (155 x 111 mm). Uniformly bound in late 19th-century green quarter calf, spines lettered in gilt, green marbled sides, marbled endpapers. Spines a little sunned, lightly rubbed at extremities. A very good set.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 132754
- Title
- The Letters.
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz,
- Date Published
- 1842-80
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
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London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...