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American Notes
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Milner and Company, Limited, c1890. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 4". Not Stated. Dickens' popular travelogue on American and North American society and culture, with various other works by Dickens included. A selection of works by Charles Dickens, containing 'American Notes', 'Sunday Under Three Heads', 'Sketches of Young Gentlemen and Young Couples', 'The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman', and 'The Pantomime of Life'.'American Notes' is Dickens' travelogue, detailing his 1842 trip to North America.Illustrated with a frontispiece.Charles Dickens is one of the most popular authors of the Victorian age. His novels show the grimy side of poverty and prosperity in Victorian England, showing poor social conditions alongside repulsive characters.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at York Minster.Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper and to the half-title.Two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few minor marks to the boards. Front hinge is starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Frontispiece is detached but present. Half-title is detaching. Prior owner's inscription to the half-title. Very Good
Synopsis
American Notes for General Circulation is a travelogue by Charles Dickens detailing his trip to North America from January to June, 1842. While there he acted as a critical observer of these societies almost as if returning a status report on their progress. This can be compared to the style of his Pictures from Italy written four years later, where he wrote far more like a tourist. His American journey was also an inspiration for his novel Martin Chuzzlewit.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 750P1
- Title
- American Notes
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Milner and Company, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1890
- Size
- 7" by 4"
- Keywords
- American Notes charles dickens sunday ynder three heads sketches of young gentlemen charles dickens dickens victorian
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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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