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David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Garland, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Description:
Carlton's Illustrated Edition. G.W. Carleton & Co. New York
London: Chapman and Hall , c 1878. Hardcover. Good. Half bound in tan calf and red cloth boards with gilt rules. Raised bands to spine with gilt decoration and title labels. Some bumping and wear to board edges Marbled endpapers and page edges. 821 pages. Pages are age tanned with scattered foxing especially to prelims. Binding is loosening. Illustrations by H K Browne. Frontispiece tissue 1878
Synopsis
"The most perfect of all the Dickens novels' Virginia WoolfWhen David Copperfield escapes from the cruelty of his childhood home, he embarks on a journey to adulthood which will lead him through comedy and tragedy, love and heartbreak and friendship and betrayal. Over the course of his adventures, David meets an array of eccentric characters and learns hard lessons about the world before he finally discovers true happiness.
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Details
- Bookseller
- VM Life Resources
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 195
- Title
- David Copperfield
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Format/Binding
- Good
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.W Carleton & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Pages
- 821
- Size
- 7.5 x 5
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
- Keywords
- David Copperfield, Carlton
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- VM Life Resources;
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About the Seller
VM Life Resources
Biblio member since 2020
Garland, Texas
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VM Life Resources specializes in old books primarily obtained through private collections and estate sales.
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- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
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