The life of Charles Dickens - in 2 volumes
by Forster, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Chapman & Hall, 1880. The ""Charles Dickens Ed"". Hardcover. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked decorated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance : Bookplate of Sir Cuthbert Headlam. Physical description; 2 volumes : frontispieces, illustrations, plates (including portraits), facsimiles ; 18 cm. Subject; Dickens, Charles, -- 1812-1870.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 270208
- Title
- The life of Charles Dickens - in 2 volumes
- Author
- Forster, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The ""Charles Dickens Ed""
- Publisher
- London : Chapman & Hall
- Date Published
- 1880
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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