Author: FORSTER JOHN
Title: The Life of Charles Dickens
Description: London, Chapman and Hall. 1893, First Edition. Buckram, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. assumed first edition thus of the one volume collection of the original twelve books, red buckram with gilt crown to upper board, spine sunned, some bumping to edges of boards but still tidy, old ink inscription to half title 'Frederick W Gale | Aug 1900', (other books from this owner indicate he resided in Kaikoura New Zealand) a blind embossed bookseller mark to half title as well, xxiv 688pp + plates and frontis port and tissue guard, closed untrimmed fore edges slightly foxed, biography by Dicken's long time friend, illustrated in line in the text and with plates. Very Good/No Jacket.

Keywords: Biography Victorian British Literature Literary Novelist Charles Dickens One Volume Edition Frederick W Gale New Zealand


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