Complete Works of Charles Dickens 30 Volume Set
$1,000 · Offered by Biblio
J.B. Lippincott Company (Chapman Hall), 1876. Hardcover. Good. J.B. Lippincott Company; Philadelphia, not dated [1876]. (Chapman Hall; London). Hardcover. Complete 30 Volume Set. Illustrated with plates after the originals by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne), George Cruikshank, Frederick Walker, Edwin Landseer, Daniel Maclise, John Leech, Marcus Stone, George Cattermole, and Luke Fildes. This the best edition of my books is, of right, inscribed to my dear friend John Forster, biographer of Oliver Goldsmith, in affectionate acknowledgment of his counsel, sympathy, and faithful friendship during my whole literary life (dedication leaf in Volume I of The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club). A Good+, bound in blue three quarter leather and blue cloth boards, gilt ornate design and lettering on spines, binding intact, deckle fore-edge, TEG with some blemishes, bit of sunning to leather spines, some loss to leather top and bottom spine edges, abrasions to board corners, rubbing along leather joints and board edges, bit of age toning to pages, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, ribbon markers, text block is clean and free of markings, without Dust wrapper. A good, overall clean and unmarked set. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9]. We pack securely and ship daily w/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.
- Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Company (Chapman & Hall)
- Year: 1876
- Binding: hardcover
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