CHARLES DICKENS: DICKENS’ WORKS, 5 VOLUMES p 1900, ILLUSTRATED & WITH PROVENANCE

Description: This is a 5-volume set of DICKENS’ WORKS, published in 1900 by Peter Fenelon Collier & Son New York. The original set was 30 volumes. A limited edition was leather-bound; the rest were bound in burgundy cloth. This is five of the volumes of that set. All are plain, with bright gilt printing on the side panels. Each book is 6" x 8". Volume XVIII Christmas Books & Miscellaneous: The Haunted House in Two Chapters & The Ghost in Master B.’S Room. with Full-Page Frontipsiece & 26 Illustrations 568 pages This book does not appear to have been read. The back and side panels are perfect; the front has a couple of scratches. Front endpaper signed W.J. Barrett-Lennard 1901 Volume XIX Sketches by Boz with Full-Page Frontipsiece & 31 Illustrations 568 Pages The corners are whitened, as if someone tried to clean them. Spine has pulled away slightly in a couple of places, from drying. Front endpaper signed W.J. Barrett-Lennard 1901 Volume XXIV Pictures from Italy, The Uncommercial Traveler with Full-Page Frontipsiece & 30 Illustrations 608 pages There are no marks of any kind anywhere; I don’t think this book was read. But, at the front, the spine has pulled away a little. Covers are in superb condition Front endpaper signed W.J. Barrett-Lennard Volume XXVII American Notes & Reprinted Pieces with Full-Page Frontispiece & 12 Illustrations 490 pages Side Panel is Perfect Back Panel is perfect except for a tiny dark mark on the top; it can be cleaned off but I don’t want to tamper with it. The front cover has a faint water mark near the spine (see provenance). Front endpaper signed W.J. Barrett-Lennard Volume XXVIII A Child’s History of England with Full-Page Frontipsiece & 13 Illustrations 489 Pages Covers are in near-perfect condition. Front endpaper signed W.J. Barrett-Lennard There is a mark on Page 7, the Table of Contents; otherwise perfect. I don’t think this book was read. Condition The books are darker than they appear in the first image; I took the picture under a bright lamp. All have normal shelf wear at the edges of the side panels, and normal spot fading. But they are in near-perfect condition. Provenance All books are signed W.J. Barrett-Lennard, 1901 (except one, which is missing the date). Barrett-Lennard was the great-grandson of Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard, 1st Baronet Barrett-Lennard, of Belhus, Essex. For more, go to my Ebay Store at https://www.ebay.ca/str/starcanadiansellerPlease note that I do not accept returns. All sales are final.

Price: 75 CAD

Location: West Vancouver, British Columbia

End Time: 2025-02-01T12:00:10.000Z

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