Charles Dickens : A Sketch of His Life and Works

PERKINS, F. B.

Verlag: G. P. Putnam & Sons, NY, 1870

Beschreibung

- ). 264 pp + 9 pp adverts, Frontis woodcut of Dickens with facsimile signature underneath, vignette woodcut of Dicken's house, Gad's Hill to t.p. 12mo. The 2nd posthumous biography listed by Mr. Kitton - and only the fifth listed by the NCBEL - An early attempt at a biography of Dickens completed shortly after his death, the sections Private Life, Traits and Anecdotes, & Taine's assesment of his European popularity are still of particular interest. A tight straight clean copy in green cloth with an example of his signature in gilt on the upper board, some fraying at the tips of spine, with minor loss, contemporary newspaper account on ffep, that has offset on the fly leaf, still a very nice copy of a somewhat uncommon volume, usually seen in deplorable condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 15777

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Charles Dickens : A Sketch of His Life and ...

Verlag: G. P. Putnam & Sons, NY

Erscheinungsdatum: 1870

Einband: Cloth

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: First Edition.