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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall Hardcover, rebound in modern half-tan leather over marbled paper covered boards. 624 pages. 40 plates by Phiz [H.K. Browne]. New end-papers . All edges marbled. No previous ownership marks, no book-plate, just a touch of sporadic foxing to text, plates very clean. An early printing of this novel, first published in 1844. Pound sign on vignette title is in "correct" second state and errata page has 14 lines as per later printing. There are no dates on either title-page or engraved half title page. Presumed mid century printing circa 1850. A very clean, tight, copy in well executed modern leather binding. Spine has four raised bands and twin dark brown leather spine labels. Marble paper covered boards are boldly colored and are in excellent condition with no shelf-wear whatsoever. Overall a near fine copy with a very handsome shelf appearance.. Later Printing. Half-Leather. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005560
- Title
- The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Literature, English Literature, Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Dickens;
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
We carry a general stock of antiquarian books with a focus on Charles Dickens, 19th and 20th century literature, history and biography.
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 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....
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