Account of the Ball Given in Honor of Charles Dickens in New York City February 14, 1842 from the New York Aurora-Extra
by Beazell, William Preston [intro.]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Torch Press, 1908. Drab Boards with Cloth Spine. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very scarce piece of early Dickensiana, this acount is a facsimile of the report of committee on the Boz Ball [with notes]. Dicken's reaction to this newspaper account is most amusing and relflects his overall tone toward American journalism, given fuller expression the following year, in "American Notes." Gray paper covered boards with cloth spine, limited to 206 copies on Normandy Vellum. Fine copy. Not in Gimbel collection.. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000479
- Title
- Account of the Ball Given in Honor of Charles Dickens in New York City February 14, 1842 from the New York Aurora-Extra
- Author
- Beazell, William Preston [intro.]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Publisher
- Torch Press
- Place of Publication
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- DICKENSIAN, DICKENS EPHEMERA, AMERICA AND DICKENS, LIMITED EDITION DICKENSIANA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Dickensiana; Alibris;
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Vellum
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Fine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
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