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The Readings of Mr. Dickens, As Condensed by Himself
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, 1/2 inch tear at bottom of front hinge, rear hinge cracked, 1872 owner signature on fron
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ticknor & Fields. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, 1/2 inch tear at bottom of front . hinge, rear hinge cracked, 1872 owner signature on front flyleaf, owner . name stamped on rear flyleaf with offset to facing page, pages toned, a . few dog-eared pages.. 1868. Hardcover. Green ruled cloth. Titles stamped in gilt on spine. A collection of ten condensed versions of Dickens' works, taken from his wildly popular dramatic reading tours of Great Britain and the United States. This book contains ten stories, each with its own title page: A Christmas Carol, Bardell and Pickwick, David Copperfield, Mr. Bob Sawyer's Party, The Story of Little Dombey, Nicholas Nickleby (at the Yorkshire School) , Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn, Dr. Marigold, Nicholas Nickleby (Short Reading) , and Mrs. Gamp. Each story has a frontispiece illustration by S. Eytinge, Jr, except for the first Nicholas Nickleby tale and Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn. Two pages of publisher advertisements precede overall title page. Each of the readings has its own pagination and several blank leaves at the end. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37741
- Title
- The Readings of Mr. Dickens, As Condensed by Himself
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Illustrator
- S. Eytinge, Jr.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, 1/2 inch tear at bottom of front hinge, rear hinge cracked, 1872 owner signature on fron
- Publisher
- Ticknor & Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1868
- Keywords
- CHARLES Dickens, Victorian Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Gilt
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- 12mo
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- Spine
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cracked
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- Cloth
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- Offset
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- Leaves
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