Sketches By Boz Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People in Two Volumes
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/no dj
- Seller
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Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Geneva, Switzerland: Edito-Service, S. A., Publishers. Hardcover. Near Fine/no dj. Introduction by Thea Holme. Illustrations by Phiz and George Cruikshank. One part only of a Complete Works Set. Binding features embossed portrait of Dickens in gilt in center of front cover. maroon leather over dark brown leather of spine. raised bands with many gilt ornaments and lines. all edges gilt with book ribbon marker. volumes are unread, tight, bright and clean. red silk endpapers. barely noticeable wear if any
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- Bookseller
- Pare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4181
- Title
- Sketches By Boz Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People in Two Volumes
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- no dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Edito-Service, S. A., Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Keywords
- Dickens, fiction, classic British fiction, leather and gilt
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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Pare Books
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Nashua, New Hampshire
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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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....