London: Hodder & Stoughton, [N.d., but 1913]. First edition, trade issue. 28.5 cm x 23 cm, finely bound in half red morocco and red cloth with six compartments featuring attractive gilt floral decoration, raised bands, top edge gilt, pp. [iii], 359; illustrated with colour pictorial title-page and twenty tipped-in colour plates by Frank Reynold, R.I. Attractive small bookplate, previous owner's tidy ink inscription dated 1916 on endpaper, else extremely clean internally with all plates present and having good registration, binding also excellent save for slight fracture of leather at the uppermost part of the front gutter. A very attractive copy of the book. Podeschi B100 [Oversize*].

Synopsis

The Old Curiosity Shop, what would become Charles Dickens’ fourth novel, was first published in 88 weekly installments in Dickens’ serial, Master Humphrey’s Clock, from April 1840 to February 1841. In a tale that survives the transcendence of time, The Old Curiosity Shop tells the story of thirteen-year-old Nell Trent and her grandfather who live in The Old Curiosity Shop, a small antique and gift store. The unnamed grandfather, desperate to leave Nell in good financial standing after his death, loses The Old Curiosity Shop to a gambling problem, forcing him and young Nell to wander the countryside.

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Bookseller: Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 11927
Title: The Old Curiosity Shop.
Author: DICKENS, Charles
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: Hodder & Stoughton, [N.d., but 1913]. First edition, trade issue.
Keywords: NCLA-Z; CHARLES DICKENS; OLD CURIOSITY SHOP; FRANK REYNOLDS
Bookseller catalogs: Illustrated Books;

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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...
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