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The life & adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit / by Charles Dickens ; with illustrations by Phiz
by Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) ; (Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882., illus.)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
London : Chapman & Hall, 1844. 1st edition, 1st issue. Hardback. Issue point: '�100 reward' on the signpost of the half-title. Very good copy in contemporary 1/2 calf over marbled boards. Spine bands and panel edges worn. Front hinge starting. Gilt-blocked titles to spine with gilt-crossed raised bands. All edges marbled. Provenance: from the library of Walter Butler with his inked stamp. Some very light foxing around the engraved half-title and facing frontis (with tissue guard) - otherwise, text block is quite clean and sound. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 624 pages; Physical description: xiv, 624p. Illus. , plates, frontis. ; 22cm. Subjects: British - Travel - United States - Fiction. United States - Description and travel - Fiction. England - Social life and customs - 19th century - Fiction. Notes: Errata facing p. Xiv. Referenced by: Sterling Library, I, 262.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 198743
- Title
- The life & adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit / by Charles Dickens ; with illustrations by Phiz
- Author
- Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) ; (Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882., illus.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition, 1st issue
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Chapman & Hall
- Date Published
- 1844
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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