Author: Charles Dickens
Title: The Old Curiosity Shop
Description: London, Chapman and Hall, 1848. Leather. The first cheap edition of Charles Dickens' novel following the fate of a granddaughter and grandfather as they struggle against the evil doings of a moneylender. The first cheap edition, following the serialistion of the novel from 1840 to 1841 in 'Master Humphrey's Clock&apos.Illustrated with a frontispiece by George Cattermole, engraved by T. Williams.'The Old Curiosity Shop' was incredibly popular when serialised, so popular that readers in New York stormed the wharf when the ship bearing the final installment over.This novel follows Nell Trent and her grandfather, who live in the Old Curiosity Shop in London, where they become targeted by an evil moneylender.Bookplate of D. B. Anderson to the verso of the front endpaper. In a quarter calf binding with cloth to the boards, with renewed endpapers. Externally, smart. Spine is faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with the occasional spot and handling mark. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: George Cattermole. Very Good Indeed .

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