Charles Dickens Works 15 Vol Complete Set HC Routledge Illustrated Antique c1880
Offered is a handsome 15-volume illustrated edition of Charles Dickens' Works published by George Routledge & Sons, New York, in matching embossed brown cloth bindings with attractive gilt spine decoration. This Victorian set includes many of Dickens' best-known novels including Pickwick Papers, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, Bleak House, Nicholas Nickleby, and A Tale of Two Cities among others.
The books retain their original decorative cloth bindings with bright gilt lettering and generally clean page edges. The photographs show typical shelf wear, rubbing at corners and spine ends, and at least one volume has visible cracking to the rear hinge. Overall, this remains a very attractive Victorian decorative library set suitable for collectors, decorators, or readers.
Author: Charles Dickens
Title: The Works of Charles Dickens (15-volume set)
Publisher: George Routledge & Sons
Publication Place: New York, USA
Approximate Publication Date: c.1880–1890
Edition: Illustrated Victorian edition
Illustrators: Includes illustrations by F. Barnard (confirmed on Pickwick Papers)
Binding: Original embossed brown cloth with gilt decorated spines
Cover Design: Victorian floral embossed cloth with portrait medallion
Language: English
Contents Include:
Nicholas Nickleby
Oliver Twist
Pictures from Italy
American Notes
Child's History of England
Pickwick Papers
Old Curiosity Shop
Hard Times
Christmas Stories
Martin Chuzzlewit
Bleak House
Tale of Two Cities
Sketches by Boz
David Copperfield
Barnaby Rudge
Mystery of Edwin Drood
Great Expectations
The Uncommercial Traveller
Dombey and Son
Our Mutual Friend
Little Dorrit
Genre: Classic English Literature
Period: Victorian
Illustrated: Yes
Condition: Good antique condition with age-related shelf wear, edge wear, rubbed corners, and at least one cracked interior hinge. Pages appear clean with attractive toning.
Weight: Approximately 22 lb. 8 oz. (22.5 lbs.)
Book Size: 7½ × 5¼ in. (approximately 19.1 × 13.3 cm) each
SKU 9565.1
The books retain their original decorative cloth bindings with bright gilt lettering and generally clean page edges. The photographs show typical shelf wear, rubbing at corners and spine ends, and at least one volume has visible cracking to the rear hinge. Overall, this remains a very attractive Victorian decorative library set suitable for collectors, decorators, or readers.
Author: Charles Dickens
Title: The Works of Charles Dickens (15-volume set)
Publisher: George Routledge & Sons
Publication Place: New York, USA
Approximate Publication Date: c.1880–1890
Edition: Illustrated Victorian edition
Illustrators: Includes illustrations by F. Barnard (confirmed on Pickwick Papers)
Binding: Original embossed brown cloth with gilt decorated spines
Cover Design: Victorian floral embossed cloth with portrait medallion
Language: English
Contents Include:
Nicholas Nickleby
Oliver Twist
Pictures from Italy
American Notes
Child's History of England
Pickwick Papers
Old Curiosity Shop
Hard Times
Christmas Stories
Martin Chuzzlewit
Bleak House
Tale of Two Cities
Sketches by Boz
David Copperfield
Barnaby Rudge
Mystery of Edwin Drood
Great Expectations
The Uncommercial Traveller
Dombey and Son
Our Mutual Friend
Little Dorrit
Genre: Classic English Literature
Period: Victorian
Illustrated: Yes
Condition: Good antique condition with age-related shelf wear, edge wear, rubbed corners, and at least one cracked interior hinge. Pages appear clean with attractive toning.
Weight: Approximately 22 lb. 8 oz. (22.5 lbs.)
Book Size: 7½ × 5¼ in. (approximately 19.1 × 13.3 cm) each
SKU 9565.1
Description
Offered is a handsome 15-volume illustrated edition of Charles Dickens' Works published by George Routledge & Sons, New York, in matching embossed brown cloth bindings with attractive gilt spine decoration. This Victorian set includes many of Dickens' best-known novels including Pickwick Papers, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, Bleak House, Nicholas Nickleby, and A Tale of Two Cities among others.
The books retain their original decorative cloth bindings with bright gilt lettering and generally clean page edges. The photographs show typical shelf wear, rubbing at corners and spine ends, and at least one volume has visible cracking to the rear hinge. Overall, this remains a very attractive Victorian decorative library set suitable for collectors, decorators, or readers.
Author: Charles Dickens
Title: The Works of Charles Dickens (15-volume set)
Publisher: George Routledge & Sons
Publication Place: New York, USA
Approximate Publication Date: c.1880–1890
Edition: Illustrated Victorian edition
Illustrators: Includes illustrations by F. Barnard (confirmed on Pickwick Papers)
Binding: Original embossed brown cloth with gilt decorated spines
Cover Design: Victorian floral embossed cloth with portrait medallion
Language: English
Contents Include:
Nicholas Nickleby
Oliver Twist
Pictures from Italy
American Notes
Child's History of England
Pickwick Papers
Old Curiosity Shop
Hard Times
Christmas Stories
Martin Chuzzlewit
Bleak House
Tale of Two Cities
Sketches by Boz
David Copperfield
Barnaby Rudge
Mystery of Edwin Drood
Great Expectations
The Uncommercial Traveller
Dombey and Son
Our Mutual Friend
Little Dorrit
Genre: Classic English Literature
Period: Victorian
Illustrated: Yes
Condition: Good antique condition with age-related shelf wear, edge wear, rubbed corners, and at least one cracked interior hinge. Pages appear clean with attractive toning.
Weight: Approximately 22 lb. 8 oz. (22.5 lbs.)
Book Size: 7½ × 5¼ in. (approximately 19.1 × 13.3 cm) each
SKU 9565.1
The books retain their original decorative cloth bindings with bright gilt lettering and generally clean page edges. The photographs show typical shelf wear, rubbing at corners and spine ends, and at least one volume has visible cracking to the rear hinge. Overall, this remains a very attractive Victorian decorative library set suitable for collectors, decorators, or readers.
Author: Charles Dickens
Title: The Works of Charles Dickens (15-volume set)
Publisher: George Routledge & Sons
Publication Place: New York, USA
Approximate Publication Date: c.1880–1890
Edition: Illustrated Victorian edition
Illustrators: Includes illustrations by F. Barnard (confirmed on Pickwick Papers)
Binding: Original embossed brown cloth with gilt decorated spines
Cover Design: Victorian floral embossed cloth with portrait medallion
Language: English
Contents Include:
Nicholas Nickleby
Oliver Twist
Pictures from Italy
American Notes
Child's History of England
Pickwick Papers
Old Curiosity Shop
Hard Times
Christmas Stories
Martin Chuzzlewit
Bleak House
Tale of Two Cities
Sketches by Boz
David Copperfield
Barnaby Rudge
Mystery of Edwin Drood
Great Expectations
The Uncommercial Traveller
Dombey and Son
Our Mutual Friend
Little Dorrit
Genre: Classic English Literature
Period: Victorian
Illustrated: Yes
Condition: Good antique condition with age-related shelf wear, edge wear, rubbed corners, and at least one cracked interior hinge. Pages appear clean with attractive toning.
Weight: Approximately 22 lb. 8 oz. (22.5 lbs.)
Book Size: 7½ × 5¼ in. (approximately 19.1 × 13.3 cm) each
SKU 9565.1
Charles Dickens Works 15 Vol Complete Set HC Routledge Illustrated Antique c1880
$450.00