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Dombey and Son. In Two Volumes. Library Edition
by Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., 1872. Published 1871. Two volumes from the illustrated Library Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens. Three quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt decorated spine with slightly raised spine bands, marbled edges and endpapers, illustrated with tissue-protected engravings. Worn but attractive copy with rubbing and scuffing to the extremities, chipping to spine head of first volume, spine labels absent, spines darkened, hinges internally cracked but covers secure, one gathering of pages in volume I loosened but not detached, pages age-toned but clean with occasional foxing, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019822
- Title
- Dombey and Son. In Two Volumes. Library Edition
- Author
- Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- James R. Osgood & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1872
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- CLASSIC BRITISH LITERATURE ENGLISH LIBRARY EDITION OSGOOD 19TH CENTURY PRINTING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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