The Complete Works of Charles Dickens [Thirty volume set]
by Charles Dickens; Richard Garnett [ed.]; Cruikshank, Tenniel, Browne [Phiz] et al. [illus.]
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall, Limited, 1900. Very Good. London: Chapman & Hall, Limited, 1900. Publisher's "Autograph Edition" with facsimiles of the author's signature preceding text of each volume. Thirty octavo volumes. Half-bound in red morocco over marbled boards; gilt decoration to spine; top edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Black and white illustrations with lettered tissue guards. Boards lightly edgeworn with minor chipping to extremities and a couple volumes with brief exposure to corners; mild patchy soiling and scuffing and heavier spine wear to Nickleby volumes. Bindings sound and pages unmarked. Overall a Very Good and handsome illustrated set of Dickens' works.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28608
- Title
- The Complete Works of Charles Dickens [Thirty volume set]
- Author
- Charles Dickens; Richard Garnett [ed.]; Cruikshank, Tenniel, Browne [Phiz] et al. [illus.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- 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...