The Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. By Charles Dickens. With Illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot K. Browne. Complete in One Volume. London; Chapman and Hall; MDCCCXLI (1841).
FIRST SEPARATE EDITION OF THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP TO BE PRINTED OUTSIDE OF MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK. A PARTICULARLY EXCELLENT EXAMPLE, HERE IN A VERY FINE HALF MOROCCO BINDING.
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Provenance:
Bookplate of William R. Beck.
Size: 26 x 18 x 4 cm (approx.)
Condition:
Spine with very minor scratches and marks. Both boards securely attached with front hinge cracked. Boards unevenly sunned with scuffing and marks. Minor dulling to page edges. Bookplate attached to front pastedown. Pencil ownership inscription on preliminary. Text block very clean with very light toning and very sporadic very minor foxing. Uncollated but appears complete.
