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The Life and Adventure of Martin Chuzzlewit ; His relatives, friends, and enemies: comprising all his wills and way; the whole forming a complete key to The House of Chuzzlewit
by Charles Dickens with an introduction by John T. Winterich
- Used
- Fine
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Easton Press, 1970. Collector's Edition. Full Leather. fine. Octavo. 9 1/4" x 6". Bound in full red leather. Gilt design to covers and spine. Black leather title label to spine. Five raised bands. Moire endpapers. Un-used bookplate loosely laid in book. Ribbon. AEG.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76968
- Title
- The Life and Adventure of Martin Chuzzlewit ; His relatives, friends, and enemies: comprising all his wills and way; the whole forming a complete key to The House of Chuzzlewit
- Author
- Charles Dickens with an introduction by John T. Winterich
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Date Published
- 1970
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature/Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Midway Used and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Midway Used and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
St. Paul, Minnesota
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
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