Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by "Boz." (2 Vols.)
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley, 1838. Full leather. Near Fine. George Cruikshank. The 1838 true 1st edition (with no border to "The Last Song"), in a sumptuous, light-blue, full-leather binding. 5 raised bands, highly-decorative, gilt-ornamented compartments along the spine. Clean, tight and Near Fine and, internally, bordering on immaculate, with no writing or markings of any kind. 12mos, all edges gilt, full-page illustrations thruout by the great George Cruikshank. Also includes a handsome, custom-made, blue-cloth slipcase housing the set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16547
- Title
- Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by "Boz." (2 Vols.)
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Illustrator
- George Cruikshank
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1838
- Keywords
- rare Charles Dickens, rare literary bindings, Charles Dickens leather bindings
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.