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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
by DICKENS Charles 1812-1870
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
London: 193, Piccadilly.: Chapman and Hall. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Phiz [BROWNE Hablot Knight] 1815-1882. Undated Dickens... VG, 40 pls. In contemporary half green morocco over red marbled boards, some blind tooling, edges worn. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles, worn along joints. Internally, half title, frontis, additional engraved title page, [7], (viii-xiv), [1] 14 line errata, [1], [1], 2-624 pp, 40 pls (inclusive of frontis & eng tp), red marbled endpapers & text block edges, pencil ownership inscription to ffep (Sheriton?), some light edge browning, spotting to initial leaves then random light spots. But a very good clean copy. (Smith Part 1, No 7/p67 appears to conform with Notes 1, c1860. Gimbel A72 conforms with 6th copy C1859 but no date)!.
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- Title
- The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
- Author
- DICKENS Charles 1812-1870
- Illustrator
- Phiz [BROWNE Hablot Knight] 1815-1882
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London: 193, Piccadilly.
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 2.65 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature fiction
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