Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Anbieter: Romtrade Corp., STERLING HEIGHTS, MI, USA
Zustand: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Chapman & Hall, Ltd.; Scribner's Sons, London and New York, 1914
Anbieter: Redeemed Rare Books, La Jolla, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Fred Walker, F.A. Fraser, H. French, E.G. Dalziel, J. Mahoney, Townley Green, and Charles Green (illustrator). Illustrated Edition. Christmas Stories from "Household Words" and "All the Year Round." London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd.; New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914. Universal Edition of the Works of Charles Dickens (in 22 Volumes). Red cloth hardcover with blind-stamped decorative designs and facsimile of Dickens's signature on front board; gilt spine titling. Top edge with publisher's tint; deckled edges. Spine slightly sunned; light wear to crown and tail; corners lightly bumped. Binding sound. Illustrated with 15 full-page black-and-white plates by Fred Walker, F.A. Fraser, H. French, E.G. Dalziel, J. Mahoney, Townley Green, and Charles Green. Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Ltd., London and Beccles. Frontispiece. Very Good+ interior: clean, bright, and unmarked; pages crisp with deckled edges. 574 pp. Contents: A Christmas Tree; What Christmas Is as We Grow Older; The Poor Relation's Story; The Child's Story; The Schoolboy's Story; Nobody's Story; The Seven Poor Travelers; The Holly Tree; The Wreck of the Golden Mary; The Perils of Certain English Prisoners; Going into Society; The Haunted House; A Message from the Sea; Tom Tiddler's Ground; Somebody's Luggage; Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings; Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy; Dr. Marigold; Mugby Junction; No Thoroughfare. Collector's Note: This volume forms part of the 1914 Universal Edition of the Works of Charles Dickens (22 volumes), issued jointly by Chapman & Hall (London) and Charles Scribner's Sons (New York). The Universal Edition was intended as a handsome, accessible library set and is notable for its quality cloth bindings, generous margins, and extensive illustration program. This Christmas Stories volume gathers Dickens's most enduring seasonal writings originally published in Household Words and All the Year Round, including A Christmas Tree, The Poor Relation's Story, The Seven Poor Travellers, The Haunted House, Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings, Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy, Dr. Marigold, Mugby Junction, and No Thoroughfare. Illustrated with fifteen full-page plates by key Dickens illustrators such as Fred Walker, F.A. Fraser, Charles Green, and others, this edition offers a visually rich and textually complete presentation of Dickens's Christmas canon. A richly illustrated 1914 Universal Edition volume presenting Dickens's most beloved Household Words and All the Year Round Christmas stories in an attractive Edwardian binding. Very Good overall, with a bright interior and strong decorative appeal. Additional pictures on request and with our pleasure. Book will be securely wrapped and boxed for safe transit. International shipping available. [Attributes: Hard Cover; Illustrated; Universal Edition; Blind-Stamped Red Cloth].