SKETCHES OF YOUNG COUPLES; WITH AN URGENT REMONSTRANCE TO THE GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND
by DICKENS, CHARLES
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall, 1840. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. PHIZ" . pp: [1-7]8-92 [4]. Professionally bound in dark green half leather over marbled boards, raised bands, title and decoration on spine. All edges trimmed. Includes four pages of adverts, frontispiece illustration, and new endpapers. Includes six illustrations by Phiz. The first separate appearance of this story. It was originally issued as a companion to Dickens's 'Sketches of Young Gentlemen' 1838. The "present alarming crisis" referred to in the subtitle is Dickens's prediction that in 1840 the young ladies of England would rise up and demand matrimony of all eligible young men -- encouraged by the fact that it was leap year, and in particular by the fact that Queen Victoria had just announced her engagement. A near fine copy.
A humorous story by Dickens published originally as a companion to 'Sketches of Young Gentlemen'.
A humorous story by Dickens published originally as a companion to 'Sketches of Young Gentlemen'.
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- Bookseller
- MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005004
- Title
- SKETCHES OF YOUNG COUPLES; WITH AN URGENT REMONSTRANCE TO THE GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND
- Author
- DICKENS, CHARLES
- Illustrator
- PHIZ"
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.44 lbs
- Keywords
- Stories, Charles Dickens, First separate appearance, Half Leather Binding, Professional binding, General, Relationships
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MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
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Uxbridge, Ontario
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