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[Works of Charles Dickens:] Pickwick Papers, The Old Curiosity Shop, Great Expectations, Bleak House, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, etc. [with] Charles Dickens: The Story of His Life [and] Speeches, Literary and Social. The "Charles Dickens" Edition
by DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870), and CAMDEN, John Hotten (1832-1873), [CRUIKSHANK, PHIZ, BARNARD, et al., illustrators]
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Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall [and] John Camden Hotten, no date [circa 1870]. [Literature] FINELY BOUND SET, ex libris Sir William Thomas Madge. Twenty-one volumes bound as fifteen. Octavo (18 x 13 x 53cm). Each title with eight illustrated plates, including a frontispiece (excepting Life and Speeches). Quite thin paper with small print. INSCRIBED in 'Sketches by Boz' by the owner and editor of The Globe newspaper, George C.H. Armstrong (1836-1907), to his close colleague W.T. Madge, with whom he would go on to establish 'The People' in 1882: 'Presented by the | Proprietor of the "Globe" | to Mr. W.T. Madge | as a token of respect | and acknowledgement of | his valuable services as | publisher, | Geo. C.H. Armstrong, | Jan. 1st 1872 | 110 Strand.' Contemporary red half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spines, and matching grained cloth over boards. All edges gilt, with marbled endpapers. Internally crisp and clean. Bindings toned to spines, with some moderate general wear, and some re-colouring to joints and corners. Very good. Featuring all of Dickens' complete novels, as well as 'Pictures from Italy,' 'American Notes', 'The Uncommercial Traveller,' and 'A Child's History of England'. Featuring additionally Camden's Life of Dickens, and 'Speeches', but not including 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood.'. Ex Libris Sir William Thomas Madge (1845-1927), publisher, and later manager of 'The Globe' newspaper, 1867-1908.
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- Adrian Harrington Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67876
- Title
- [Works of Charles Dickens:] Pickwick Papers, The Old Curiosity Shop, Great Expectations, Bleak House, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, etc. [with] Charles Dickens: The Story of His Life [and] Speeches, Literary and Social. The "Charles Dickens" Edition
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870), and CAMDEN, John Hotten (1832-1873), [CRUIKSHANK, PHIZ, BARNARD, et al., illustrators]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: Chapman and Hall [and] John Camden Hotten, no date [circa 1870]
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Adrian Harrington Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
About Adrian Harrington Rare Books
Adrian Harrington began trading in 1971, as part of Harrington Brothers in the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's fashionable King's Road. He moved to Kensington Church Street in 1997, and in 2014 Adrian relocated to the historic Hall's Bookshop in Royal Tunbridge Wells, occupying the first floor of this iconic building near The Pantiles area of the town. Hall's remains on the ground floor offering an exceptional range of quality used books.Adrian Harrington Rare Books deal in a wide selection of literature, modern first editions, leather bound library sets, children's and illustrated books, and fine and rare antiquarian and old books in all fields. We also offer a full and expert bookbinding and restoration service.Award-winning Ian Fleming Bibliographer Jon Gilbert curates our world-class stock of James Bond material, including first edition novels, film posters, original scripts and associated ephemera.We are always interested in buying quality books in our subject areas, from individual titles to complete collections.
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