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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Charles Dickens

Lot of 3 Easton Press Collector's Editions of Novels by Charles Dickens

Published: Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1979-1981

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8vo (23.4 x 15.8 x 3.8cm) Original full leather bindings, with gilt lettering to spines, and gilt inlays to the spines and boards. 2 copies also have gilt lettering and portraits of Dickens on front boards. 4 raised bands on spine. All edges gilt. With lint bookmarks. Each book comes with a frontispiece of the author and with illustrations throughout text.

 

3 of Charles Dickens' best-loved works in fine leather bindings.

 

1. Great Expectations, vii + 457pp.

2. A Tale of Two Cities, viii + 371pp.

3. David Copperfield, xvi + 821pp.

 

Condition: Very good. 'Great Expectations' has some very small scuff marks to the edges of the boards and the tail of spine. 'David Copperfield' has some light indentations to half title pages, from old pricing in pencil (since erased). Some rubbing to top edge of textblock, with gilt fading. All three books are solidly bound, with clean and clear text.

 

  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 8vo (23.4 x 15.8 x 3.8cm)
  • Sold By: Bookdealers cc
  • Contact Person: Doron Locketz
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0114407936
  • Preferred Payment Methods: EFT, Payfast, Credit Card
  • Trade Associations: South African Bookdealers Association


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