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DEALINGS WITH THE FIRM OF DOMBEY AND SON. WHOLESALE, RETAIL, AND FOR EXPORTATION
by DICKENS, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Small university bookplate on the verso of the front endpaper of each volume. Spines evenly sunned, as nearly always the case. N
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1957. Hardcover. Small university bookplate on the verso of the front endpaper of each volume. Spines evenly sunned, as nearly always the case. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Henry C. Pitz. Two large octavo (6-1/2" x 10") volumes bound in full rose-red buckram with printed paper labels on the spines. Illustrated with twelve color plates by Henry Pitz. Copy #1185 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018566
- Title
- DEALINGS WITH THE FIRM OF DOMBEY AND SON. WHOLESALE, RETAIL, AND FOR EXPORTATION
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles
- Illustrator
- Henry C. Pitz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Small university bookplate on the verso of the front endpaper of each volume. Spines evenly sunned, as nearly always the case. N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Signed, Henry C. Pitz, Signed, Victorian Literature, Color Plates, Charles Dickens
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century British Literature;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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