c1890 American Notes
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Description
Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
A selection of works by Charles Dickens, containing 'American Notes', 'Sunday Under Three Heads', 'Sketches of Young Gentlemen and Young Couples', 'The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman', and 'The Pantomime of Life'.
'American Notes' is Dickens' travelogue, detailing his 1842 trip to North America.
Illustrated with a frontispiece.
Charles Dickens is one of the most popular authors of the Victorian age. His novels show the grimy side of poverty and prosperity in Victorian England, showing poor social conditions alongside repulsive characters.
Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at York Minster.
Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper and to the half-title.
Two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few minor marks to the boards. Front hinge is starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Frontispiece is detached but present. Half-title is detaching. Prior owner's inscription to the half-title.
Very Good
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