The Dickens-Collins Christmas Stories, Comprising "No Thoroughfare" and "The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices"
by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins
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- Hardcover
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY John Wurtele Lovell, 1875. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the extremities (the lower corner tip of the front panel has worn through to the underlying board; mild rubbing; slight spine lean; the interior hinges have cracked somewhat, but have been repaired by professional, and now hold tightly and open freely; the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging. The text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tighly bound (with some help), showing only light wear and a few minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.65 x 5.5 x 1.15 inches). 288 pages. Black & White Frontispiece illustations to both stories. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 4.8 ounces. Rust-toned cloth over boards with gilt and black titles and designs at the front panel and backstrip. Hardback: Decorated Cloth Boards.
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- Black Cat Hill Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 50096
- Title
- The Dickens-Collins Christmas Stories, Comprising "No Thoroughfare" and "The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices"
- Author
- Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Wurtele Lovell,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1875.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic English Novel; English Literature; Classic English Fiction; Classic English Literature; Contemporary Fiction; Vintage Popular Fiction;
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