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The Chronicles of Crime or the New Newgate Calendar, Being a Series of Memoirs and Anecdotes of Notorious Characters Who Have Outraged the Laws of Great Britain from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Two Volumes
by Camden Pelham, illustrations by Phiz
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- Condition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two volumes. Illustrated with 52 full page engravings by "Phiz," illustrator of many of Charles Dickens' best known works. Rebound in 3/4 blue morocco and marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Five raised band and gilt spine. Gilt text block top. Tanning to other text block edges. Ownership inscription. Some foxing to tissue guards, plates, and end papers. Edge wear to boards tips and hinges. Square and tight binding
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- Title
- The Chronicles of Crime or the New Newgate Calendar, Being a Series of Memoirs and Anecdotes of Notorious Characters Who Have Outraged the Laws of Great Britain from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Two Volumes
- Author
- Camden Pelham, illustrations by Phiz
- Illustrator
- H. K. Browne ("Phiz")
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Miles & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1887
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rebound
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- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Marbled boards
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- 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...
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