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The Battle of Life. The "Pears" Centenary Edition of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books.
by Dickens, Charles, Illustrated by Charles Green
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: A & F Pears Ltd. ,. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1912. 1st Thus (Centenary Edition). Hardcover. One of the 5 Charming Pears' Centenary Editions of Dickens' Christmas Books. In original tan sand-grained cloth boards with bright gilt titling to both the spine and front cover, and an inlaid colour portrait of Pears' signature 'Bubbles' portrait to the centre of the front cover, with decorative black borders. The base colour to the spine is slightly faded as usual but the titling is still bright. The page fore-edges have some light foxing (very pale tan spots) but as the whole book is printed on quality paper these don't affect the inside. NO date but as the 'Centenary' Edition it has to be 1912. Internally Pears Advert Pastedowns in red/white and black. A b/w leaf advertising the 5 Christmas books (lightly spotted) , followed by the half title. Full page b/w Frontispiece. Illustrated Title page. 144pp. The rear free endpaper has 2 b/w pictorial Pears Adverts - one being the full Pears version of Millais' 'Bubbles'. Illustrated throughout in b/w. Contains 30 illustrations from original drawings by charles Green R. I. With an introduction by Clement Shorter. NO INscriptions or major marks - very clean, tight and bright. One of Dickens's lesser-known works, originally published in 1846, but as is typical with Dickens, the ending is a happy one. See Images. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120021
- Title
- The Battle of Life. The "Pears" Centenary Edition of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books.
- Author
- Dickens, Charles, Illustrated by Charles Green
- Illustrator
- Charles Green R. I.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Thus (Centenary Edition)
- Publisher
- A & F Pears Ltd. ,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- DICKENS, Charles Dickens, The Battle Of Life. The " Pears " Centenary Edition Of Charles Dickens' , Christmas Books., The Battle Of Life Illustrated Edition. A Dickens Christmas Collection. , Book By Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens Xmas Col
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Bindings; Victorian Fiction; Eng Lit, Lit Crit & Shakespeare;
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Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
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