- Seller Inventory #: 008737
- Book condition: Very Good
- Illustrator: Illustrated
- Edition: Reprint
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Charles Scribner
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1907
- Keywords: VICTORIAN HISTORY
New York: Charles Scribner, 1907. Reprint. Complete in 2 volumes. 1812-1847, 1847-1870. Olive silk binding, ruled in gilt, gilt decoration and titles with attractive letteing an leaf design to spine. Top edge gilt, rough-cut pp. 528, 558 pp. Facsimile signature of Dickens on half-title. Fine paper with printed marginalia and dates. 33 illustrations including two frontispieces of Dickens at different ages. Inside of boards rubbed where bookplate was, some minor soiling, tiny tear to top of spine, spines sunned but legible. Overall a very nice set of these books, excellent for reading. Very good plus condition.. Reprint. Silk. Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
top edge gilt : The top of the text block (the edges the pages that are visible when looking directly down at the top of a closed book) has been decorated with a gold-like finish.
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. Also known as the back.
reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
facsimile : An exact copy of an original work.
marginalia : Notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner.
