[Rarebooks] FS: Attractive leatherbound set of CHARLES DICKENS

Charles Agvent chagvent at ptd.net
Sun Nov 8 14:38:28 EST 2009


DICKENS, Charles. THE WORKS Of CHARLES DICKENS. Boston & New York: 
Houghton Mifflin, 1922. Fourteen (of fifteen, lacking THE PICKWICK 
PAPERS) volumes bound in 3/4 red morocco with gilt rules and beautifully 
gilt-decorated spines with three raised bands, top edges gilt. 
Illustrated with several full-page plates per volume. Contains DAVID 
COPPERFIELD, MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT, BLEAK HOUSE, THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP, 
HARD TIMES, BARNABY RUDGE, MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, DOMBEY AND SON, OUR 
MUTUAL FRIEND, A CHILD's HISTORY OF ENGLAND, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, THE 
UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLER, OLIVER TWIST, PICTURES FROM ITALY, AMERICAN 
NOTES, NICHOLAS NICKLEBY, CHRISTMAS BOOKS, TALES AND SKETECHES, LITTLE 
DORRIT, A TALE OF TWO CITIES, SKETCHES BY BOZ, MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK, 
A HOLIDAY ROMANCE, and PLAYS, POEMS & MISCELLANIES. The spines are not 
numbered so there is no way of knowing this is not a complete set unless 
you look specifically for the missing title. Some rubbing and minor 
flaking of leather to the spine edges of a few volumes; all hinges are 
secure and covers tight. There is no chipping to the spines of any 
volumes. Near Fine set with a handsome shelf appearance.  $2,000.00	

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