The Dickens Dictionary : A Key to the Characters and Principal Incidents in the Tales of Charles Dickens
by Pierce, Gilbert A
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1872. 8vo, half modern brown morocco and brown cloth, raised bands, five compartments, one with gilt title label and four with gilt ornaments. Frontis., [v]-xv, 573 pp., 24 b&w illus. A guide to Dickens characters and incidents, published a few years after his death. In a handsome binding. CONDITION: Very good, rubbed at extremities, binding tight, contents clean.
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- James Arsenault & Company (US)
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- Title
- The Dickens Dictionary : A Key to the Characters and Principal Incidents in the Tales of Charles Dickens
- Author
- Pierce, Gilbert A
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Publisher
- Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1872
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...