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Master Humphrey's Clock
de Charles Dickens
- Usado
- fair
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Fair
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 348.75EUR 313.88
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Sobre este artículo
London : Chapman and Hall , 1840-1841. First edition. Leather. Fair. 10" by 7". George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. First edition copies in book form of Master Humphrey's Clock by Charles Dickens, richly illustrated. A first edition of this work in book form, complete in three volumes. The collation of these volumes matches the first edition as called for, cited by John Eckel in 'The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens and Their Values : A Bibliography'. This periodical showcased the first appearance of 'Barnaby Rudge', and 'The Old Curiosity Shop', which was featured as a short story before going on to be expanded into a novel.Master Humphrey's Clock was a weekly periodical edited and written by Charles Dickens, the creator of some of the world's best known fictional characters and novels of the Victorian period. The periodicals featured several short stories and the novels The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge. Richly illustrated throughout the text by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne, with each volume having a frontispiece.Collated, complete. In half calf leather with marbled boards. Externally, worn with marks to the boards and spines, loss to the head and tail of the spine of volume three and rubbing to the spines and extremities. The front hinges are starting though remain generally firm. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright pages with some scattered spots throughout the volumes. Fair
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 843B59
- Título
- Master Humphrey's Clock
- Autor
- Charles Dickens
- Ilustrador
- George Cattermole and Hablot Browne
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fair
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Chapman and Hall
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1840-1841
- Tamaño
- 10" by 7"
- Palabras clave
- Master Humphrey's Clock charles dickens fiction charles dickens
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
