Life and Adventures of Nicholas NIckleby.
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine copy.
- Seller
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Fair Oaks, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York. : John W. Lovell Company., c. 1880.. First edition thus. . Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy. . Octavo.. Very scarce in this condition.
Synopsis
Nicholas Nickleby is left responsible for his mother and sister when his father dies. The novel follows his attempt to succeed in supporting them, despite his uncle Ralph's antagonistic lack of belief in him. It is one of Dickens' early comic novels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BookMine (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220070
- Title
- Life and Adventures of Nicholas NIckleby.
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Gilt decorated hard cover.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine copy.
- Edition
- First edition thus.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John W. Lovell Company.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- c. 1880.
- Pages
- 508 pps. + ads.
- Size
- Octavo.
Terms of Sale
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Returnable within 10 days for any reason, with notification.
About the Seller
BookMine
Biblio member since 2004
Fair Oaks, California
About BookMine
The BookMine has been selling quality out-of-print, rare and first edition books since 1984.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...