Charles Dickens: A Gossip about His Life, Works, and Characters with Eighteen Full-Page Character Sketches .... Barnard

by Archer, Thomas

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First edition

London: Cassell. Good only (see notes). 1st. hardcover. folio . 92 pp . NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. Previous owner was a tangential relation of Dickens. Oddly, most of the plates have half-moon damplines at their bottom edges, most not reaching the images. These are generally about 2 wide and 1 tall. But several plates at the end have deeper dampstains, which are 4-5 wide and reah up 3 so that they do touch the plates. And several plates are not affected at all!. Most of the original flimsies are present, though it s possible not all are there. Book measures about 14 x 18 . Three quarters leath ona maroon cloth, some edgewear and a little inconsistency to color of the cloth. .

• Publisher: Cassell
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: hardcover

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