The Works of Charles Lever
by LEVER, Charles
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- very good
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
First. hardcover. very good. Illustrated by Phiz and Hablot K. Brown. 38 volumes. Various sizes ranging from small to tall, thick 8vo, all uniformly bound in olive morocco, gilt-stamped raised bands (shamrocks on spines), inner dentelles, t.e.g.; (spines faded to brown). London: Wm. S. Orr, Chapman and Hall, Blackwood, Hodgson, et al., 1844 to 1906. All First Editions. Very Good.<br/> <br/> Lever's novels vary from the earlier Irish and military extravaganzas to the 1860's studies of common Irish life and manners. A contemporary of Dickens, Lever was considered a brilliant and amusing novelist, with a humor which poked fun at his own people. Many of his works were first published in series and then assembled into books. Some volumes have the original pictorial wrappers bound in.<br/> <br/>
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- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 135467
- Title
- The Works of Charles Lever
- Author
- LEVER, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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New York, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...