The Personal History of David Copperfield. With Illustrations By H.K. Browne
by DICKENS, CHARLES
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850. First Edition, First Issue. Half Leather. Very Good. Octavo. Recent rebind in half brown calf and brown buckram boards, gilt ruled spine compartments with maroon and black leather spine labels, new endpapers, all edges marbled. Pp. xiv, errata, [1]-624. Illustrated with 40 engravings in total (includes frontispiece, and engraved title-page). First edition, first issue with date on engraved title page, the misprint "screamed" on page 132, and with Chap. XXVII on page 282 (not 283 as listed). Mild to medium foxing to several pages, with heavier foxing on the frontispiece and engraved title-page, and with some thumbing, ink signature of previous owner John F. Perry (late 19th-century member of various Antiquarian and Archaelogical Societies), and small blind embossed stamp on front blank, otherwise interior good, in a very good recent binding.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34432
- Title
- The Personal History of David Copperfield. With Illustrations By H.K. Browne
- Author
- DICKENS, CHARLES
- Format/Binding
- Half Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Issue
- Publisher
- Bradbury and Evans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1850
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- New
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- Octavo
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Title Page
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- Errata
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