London: Chapman and Hall Limited N. D.. Large 8vo. xiv, 624 pp. Half Morocco and marbled boards. Gilt lettering and decoration to the spine. Raised bands. Rubbing and light bumping to extremities. Marbled edges and endpapers. Light foxing to prelims and regular light foxing along fore-edge of leaves. Ink inscription to ffep. Includes 38 black and white plates by Browne (all complete). A nice binding. 0192545027 . Good. Half Morocco.

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"The most perfect of all the Dickens novels' Virginia WoolfWhen David Copperfield escapes from the cruelty of his childhood home, he embarks on a journey to adulthood which will lead him through comedy and tragedy, love and heartbreak and friendship and betrayal. Over the course of his adventures, David meets an array of eccentric characters and learns hard lessons about the world before he finally discovers true happiness.

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Bookseller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 71026
Title: David Copperfield
Author: Dickens, Charles
Illustrator: Browne, H. K.
Format/Binding: Half Morocco
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0192545027
ISBN 13: 9780192545022
Publisher: Chapman and Hall Limited N. D.
Place of Publication: London
This edition first published: October 22, 1987
Size: Large 8vo.
Keywords: Dickens,David Copperfield,Leather bindings
Bookseller catalogs: Literature; Charles Dickens;

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Marbled boards: ...
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...
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...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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....
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...