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Master Humphrey's Clock. 3 volume set
by Charles Dickens; George Cattermole / Hablot
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chapman and Hall, 1840-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Chapman and Hall; London, 1841. Hardcover. First Edition. 3 Volumes Bound in 2 Books. First Editions. All plates intact and accounted for. A Very Good, 3/4 leather bound, gilt ornate design on spines, title label on spine partially detached and lifting up, abrasions to board corners, some rubbing to joints, specked text block edges, binding sturdy and intact, moderate rubbing to board and spine edges, starting hinges, age toning to pages, age spotting to front/back matters, Volume 1 has 306 pages, Volume 2 starts in first book but title page in beginning of second book, Volume 2 has 306 pages and Volume 3 has 426 pages, Volume 3 title page is incorrectly printed as Volume 2 in second book, dent at fore-edge Volume 2, discoloration top text block edges. Overall in a very good antiquarian condition. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 256pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1031798
- Title
- Master Humphrey's Clock. 3 volume set
- Author
- Charles Dickens; George Cattermole / Hablot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Date Published
- 1840-01-01
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- 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...
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