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The Adventures of Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Yreka, California, United States
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About This Item
Belford, Clarke & Co., Chicago/New York, 1885. Caxton Edition. Wear to spine ends and corners. Rubbing wear along edges. Some lifting of cloth along back spine side. Previous owner's name on front flyleaf, foxing on endpapers. Front hinge cracked at title page. Pages are age tanned but clean with no markings or writing. Pretty good copy for age. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Synopsis
The Adventures of Oliver Twist is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. The book was initially published serially from February 1837 through April 1839 in Bentley’s Miscellany, a periodical edited by Dickens. In the classic rags-to-riches story, the orphan and escapee Oliver Twist must find his way through the criminal-filled streets of London.
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- MacGregor's Book Nook
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CON-LEACH-TWIST-12-06-22
- Title
- The Adventures of Oliver Twist
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Illustrator
- F. Mahoney
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Caxton Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Belford, Clarke & Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1885
- Pages
- 409
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Age Tanned
- Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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