THE LIFE OF CHARLES DICKENS:; The Illustrated Edition
New York: Sterling Signature / Sterling Publishing Company, 2011. Period photos and images in colour & B/W. First Edition Thus Illustrated, First Printing. Decorated cloth. Quarto, 512 pages. (10 1/4" x 9 1/4" x 1 3/4"), black cloth with copper lettering on spine and elaborately on front cover, Foreword by Jane Smiley, magnificently illustrated with colour + B&W period Dickensian images, archival mylar-protected deorative dust jacket (unclipped with die-cut oval revealing copper lettering on front cover), marbled endpapers, Index, 512 pages. Weight: 4 lbs. 15 oz. Like New / Like New. Item #10262
ISBN: 9781402772856
Like NEW magnificently illustrated and skillfully abridged biography by Dickens' friend, John Forster's revelatory early biography, which appeared in 3-volumes from 1872 - 1973 - 1874. Pathfinding in many ways, Forster's bioI broke news about Dickens's chidhood labors in Waring's Blacking Factory.
No previous owner or remainder marks. Immaculate copy!
Price: $45.00