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Geneva, Switzerland: Edito-Service S.A. , 1111. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot K. Browne ('Phiz'). Undated edition. Firmly bound, gilt decorated purple leather binding. Title rubbed on the spine of volume II.

GIFTABLE QUALITY- EXTREMELY TIGHT-Special Edition-Printed in Switzerland-Circa 1976 (undated)- both in PRISTINE condition- Green boards and green endpapers with gilting- Yellow ribbon markers- faux-leather bindings, gilt lettering, and decorations on covers and spines, gilt decorative endpapers, silk bookmark ties- contain publisher inserts with these books." Charles Dickens's first historical novel set during the anti-Catholic riots of 1780 is an unparalleled portrayal of the terror of a rampaging mob, seen through the eyes of the individuals swept up in the chaos. Those individuals include Emma, a Catholic, and Edward, a Protestant, whose forbidden love weaves through the heart of the story; and the simple-minded Barnaby, one of the riot leaders, whose fate is tied to a mysterious murder and whose beloved pet raven, Grip, embodies the mystical power of innocence. The story encompasses both the rarified aristocratic world and the volatile streets and the nightmarish underbelly of London, which… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons/Champan & Hall, 1897. The Gadshill edition. Hardcover. Very good+. 38 volume set! Red cloth boards with gilt stamped titles, octavos, various paginations, illustrated in b&w. Books show some toning to some spines, wear to spines that includes some small tears to ends and small scuff to cloth on one volume (Little Dorrit I), faint soil and rubbing, bindings tight, a few pencil signatures to front endpapers, otherwise texts clean and unmarked with gentle toning throughout, top edges gilt with mild dust. THIS LARGE, HEAVY SET WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES.