Harper's New Monthly Magazine. Volume X (10) December 1854 - May 1855
by [Melville, Herman; Charles Dickens; W.M. Thackeray]
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Savage, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1855. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes Melville's short story "The Paradise of Bachellors and the Tautarus of Maids" on pages 670 - 678; chapters 39 - 57 of "The Newcomes" by Thackeray; and several short stories by Charles Dickens including: Lawyer's Story, Redeemed Profligate, and Widow's Story. Also includes a 13 page article about dogs titled "The Dog, Described and Illustrated" and a five page article on vampires. Bound in the original black cloth with gilt title to spine and front cover. Embossed decoration to spine and covers. A few chips to book cloth on hinges, covers, and spine ends. A few spots of dampstaining to rear cover. Foxing to interior. Illustrated. Lacks one of the six fashion plates. 864 pages. PER/050618.
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- Bookseller
- The Kelmscott Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32226
- Title
- Harper's New Monthly Magazine. Volume X (10) December 1854 - May 1855
- Author
- [Melville, Herman; Charles Dickens; W.M. Thackeray]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1855
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The Kelmscott Bookshop
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Savage, Maryland
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- Gilt
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