Of CHARLES DICKENS/15 LEATHER BOOKS In SLIPCASES/FOLIO SOCIETY/RARE, $800
Item History & Price
THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS. London: THE FOLIO SOCIETY, 2004-2007. Rare set.
A handsome matching set of 15 large and thick books in hardcover books with gilt lettering on the leather spines, git on the top page edges, and with illustrated plates in each book. The books are in excellent condition, without damage and with almost no wear. 14 of the books have matching hardcover slipcases. These fine leatherbound books sell for between $50 and $100 each and this set of books should ...be worth at least $800.
-THE ADVENTURES OF OLIVER TWIST. 2004.
-GREAT EXPECTATIONS. 2004.
-THE PERSONAL HISTORY, ADVENTURES, EXPERIENCES, AND OBSERVATIONS OF DAVID COPPERFIELD: THE YOUNGER OF BLUNDERSTONE ROOKERY. 2004.
-THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB. 2005.
-BLEAK HOUSE. 2005.
-LITTLE DORRIT. 2005.
-THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP. 2005.
-OUR MUTUAL FRIEND. 2005.
-A TALE OF TWO CITIES. 2005.
-NICHOLAS NICKLEBY. 2005.
-THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD. 2006.
-BARNABY RUDGE. 2006.
-MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT. 2006.
-DEALINGS WITH THE FIRM OF DOMBEY AND SON: WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND FOR EXPORTATION. 2007.
-HARD TIMES FOR THESE TIMES. 2007.
According to Wikipedia: "Charles John Huffam Dickens (/ˈdɪkɪnz/; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are still widely read today... Dickens's literary success began with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers. Within a few years he had become an international literary celebrity, famous for his humour, satire, and keen observation of character and society. His novels, most published in monthly or weekly instalments, pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication. Cliffhanger endings in his serial publications kept readers in suspense. The instalment format allowed Dickens to evaluate his audience's reaction, and he often modified his plot and character development based on such feedback. For example, when his wife's chiropodist expressed distress at the way Miss Mowcher in David Copperfield seemed to reflect her disabilities, Dickens improved the character with positive features. His plots were carefully constructed, and he often wove elements from topical events into his narratives. Masses of the illiterate poor chipped in ha'pennies to have each new monthly episode read to them, opening up and inspiring a new class of readers... Dickens's approach to the novel is influenced by various things, including the picaresque novel tradition, melodrama, and the novel of sensibility. According to Ackroyd, other than these, perhaps the most important literary influence on him was derived from the fables of The Arabian Nights. Satire and irony, are central to the picaresque novel. Comedy is also an aspect of the British picaresque novel tradition of Laurence Sterne, Henry Fielding, and Tobias Smollett. Fielding's Tom Jones was a major influence on the nineteenth novel including Dickens, who read it in his youth, and named a son Henry Fielding Dickens in his honour. Melodrama is typically sensational and designed to appeal strongly to the emotions."
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Set of 15 tall, thick and heavy leather-bound hardcover books with slip cases; with many illustrated plates and with gilt top page edges. Near Fine condition: no torn or missing pages; no writing or markings in the texts; no ownership markings. Original hardcover bindings, with only light wear. Matching slipcases have only light wear. A solid and attractive rare set of these fine Folio Society books.
Please look through my other auction listings- I have listed many scarce and unusual books this week on ebay. Please bid on more than one book, because I will be happy to reduce shipping costs for multiple purchases; media mail postage is $18 for this listing, and $1 for each additional book that you win from me. International bids welcomed, international airmail postage $240; Canadian airmail postage $180.
set
A handsome matching set of 15 large and thick books in hardcover books with gilt lettering on the leather spines, git on the top page edges, and with illustrated plates in each book. The books are in excellent condition, without damage and with almost no wear. 14 of the books have matching hardcover slipcases. These fine leatherbound books sell for between $50 and $100 each and this set of books should ...be worth at least $800.
-THE ADVENTURES OF OLIVER TWIST. 2004.
-GREAT EXPECTATIONS. 2004.
-THE PERSONAL HISTORY, ADVENTURES, EXPERIENCES, AND OBSERVATIONS OF DAVID COPPERFIELD: THE YOUNGER OF BLUNDERSTONE ROOKERY. 2004.
-THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB. 2005.
-BLEAK HOUSE. 2005.
-LITTLE DORRIT. 2005.
-THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP. 2005.
-OUR MUTUAL FRIEND. 2005.
-A TALE OF TWO CITIES. 2005.
-NICHOLAS NICKLEBY. 2005.
-THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD. 2006.
-BARNABY RUDGE. 2006.
-MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT. 2006.
-DEALINGS WITH THE FIRM OF DOMBEY AND SON: WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND FOR EXPORTATION. 2007.
-HARD TIMES FOR THESE TIMES. 2007.
According to Wikipedia: "Charles John Huffam Dickens (/ˈdɪkɪnz/; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are still widely read today... Dickens's literary success began with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers. Within a few years he had become an international literary celebrity, famous for his humour, satire, and keen observation of character and society. His novels, most published in monthly or weekly instalments, pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication. Cliffhanger endings in his serial publications kept readers in suspense. The instalment format allowed Dickens to evaluate his audience's reaction, and he often modified his plot and character development based on such feedback. For example, when his wife's chiropodist expressed distress at the way Miss Mowcher in David Copperfield seemed to reflect her disabilities, Dickens improved the character with positive features. His plots were carefully constructed, and he often wove elements from topical events into his narratives. Masses of the illiterate poor chipped in ha'pennies to have each new monthly episode read to them, opening up and inspiring a new class of readers... Dickens's approach to the novel is influenced by various things, including the picaresque novel tradition, melodrama, and the novel of sensibility. According to Ackroyd, other than these, perhaps the most important literary influence on him was derived from the fables of The Arabian Nights. Satire and irony, are central to the picaresque novel. Comedy is also an aspect of the British picaresque novel tradition of Laurence Sterne, Henry Fielding, and Tobias Smollett. Fielding's Tom Jones was a major influence on the nineteenth novel including Dickens, who read it in his youth, and named a son Henry Fielding Dickens in his honour. Melodrama is typically sensational and designed to appeal strongly to the emotions."
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Set of 15 tall, thick and heavy leather-bound hardcover books with slip cases; with many illustrated plates and with gilt top page edges. Near Fine condition: no torn or missing pages; no writing or markings in the texts; no ownership markings. Original hardcover bindings, with only light wear. Matching slipcases have only light wear. A solid and attractive rare set of these fine Folio Society books.
Please look through my other auction listings- I have listed many scarce and unusual books this week on ebay. Please bid on more than one book, because I will be happy to reduce shipping costs for multiple purchases; media mail postage is $18 for this listing, and $1 for each additional book that you win from me. International bids welcomed, international airmail postage $240; Canadian airmail postage $180.
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