1971Best.-Nr. 021248Prague Czech Republic: Artia/Polygrafia 1971. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Berková Dagmar. Originally published in English as "The Magic Fishbone" alternatively titled "Romance. From the Pen of Miss Alice Rainbird Aged 7" this tale first appeared in Dickens' 1868 collection Holiday Romance. It is considered "a parable a satirical fairy tale reminding us to not be too quick to rely on magical solutions to life's discomforts" as well as "the most famous riddle mystery of all time."First brought to new life in a Czech edition with the artwork of graphic designer/ illustrator/painter Dagmar Berková 1922-2002 this new German edition by Dr. Ilse Seehase translated from the Czech by E. Glaserova retains the Czech artist's lovely watercolor illustrations throughout with graphical design by Jir Blazek. Hardcover 4to is in Near Fine condition: soft gray cloth over boards stamped with an embossed "D" around a floral & heart design to front lettered in gilt to spine. Slight discoloration/soiling/sunning to top & bottom edges of both boards; interior is pristine save for a gift inscription in German in blue & green pen dated 1971 to ffep. The unclipped DJ is VG: a few scattered tiny holes spots small chips & tears & paper loss to top/bottom edges; nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Though OCLC shows 17 libraries holding a German edition with illustrations by Berkova there are no copies like this printed in Prague rather than Munich. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time PST; later orders weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Artia/Polygrafia hardcover
1911Best.-Nr. x1013London/Edinburgh/New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons 1911. Workmanlike reprint of the Dickens classic one of Nelson's New Dickens series 1911 if Google Books is to be trusted. Small stout hardcover in jacket as pictured. Light wear to book pages 8 & 9 tanned from an old receipt now laid inside the front cover; several obtrusive name stamps & label to free endsheet one inked out; jacket tanned chipped stained scuffed with short tears & creases; some pages creased - a binding defect; book store label venerable Pittsburgh department store Joseph Horne Co. inside rear free endsheet. Text clean; x 933 pages 38 line drawings by Phiz from the original edition as called for. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Fine. Illus. by Phiz H. K. Browne. Small Octavo. Thomas Nelson & Sons Hardcover
1885Best.-Nr. 97751NY:: Pollard & Moss. Very Good. 1885. Hardcover. Two volumes bound as one. A relatively early reprint edition. Thick octavo bound in decorated green cloth with gilt lettering and design on the spine floral pattern endpapers. Very good. . Pollard & Moss, hardcover
1867Best.-Nr. 142The Charles Dickens Edition 545 pages with eight illustrations. A very nice contemporary undated copy of Dickens's classic published between 1867 and 1879 Chapman and Hall published some undated editions during that period. Very good condition with some foxing on illustrations and a little rubbing on edges hinges heel and head of spine. All pages are tight clean and unmarked with very slight age-darkening; binding tight completely intact; some slight bumping of corners. Chapman and Hall hardcover
1847Best.-Nr. 120694Leipzig; Paris: Bernhard Tauchnitz; Librairie C. Reinwalk and The Galignani Library Title pages state 1847; rear cover publisher's listings date to Sept.-Nov. 1897; catalogue at rear of vol. III March 1899. Copyright edition. Paperback. Fair. Collection of British Authors Tauchnitz Edition vols. 119-121. Dickens 15-17. 3 vols.: 408; 400; 399 16 p. 17 cm. Original paper covers. Vol. I split in 3 pieces. All vols. have pencil marks a few ink marks small chips and tears. "This Collection is published with copyright for Continental circulation but all purchasers are earnestly requested not to introduce the volumes into England or into any British Colony." Bernhard Tauchnitz; Librairie C. Reinwalk and The Galignani Library paperback
1913Best.-Nr. 1999Copenhagen: Litteraturens Mesterværker 1913. Hardcover. Good. 4to pp. 5 555. Attractive marbled covers with leather and marbled end papers and edges. Pages have yellowed with some minor foxing. Name of former owner stamped on half-title page. .An attractive copy. Firm binding; no loose pages. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States. Danish edition of Dombey and Son. Litteraturens Mesterværker hardcover
Best.-Nr. 2474764-6Used - Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. unknown
Best.-Nr. 53543073-6Used - Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. unknown
1979Best.-Nr. 003900Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1979. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Near fine. Typical Easton Press full leather binding archival quality acid free paper heavy gilt decorations to boards and spine raised bands on spine satin end papers and page marker. Part of the "Collector's Edition The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written". Easton Press hardcover
1967Best.-Nr. 1418587Norwalk CT: Easton Press 1967. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Octavo xiv 279 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's decorated burgundy leather with paneling and gilt lettering to spine. Mild general shelf wear. Edges of text block gilt. Shelved in Easton Press. 1418587. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Easton Press hardcover
1966Best.-Nr. 29953New York: Limited Editions Club 1966. Book. Illus. by Charles Raymond. Near Fine. Cloth. Signed By the Illustrator. Limited Edition. 8vo. Gilt lettered half tan cloth over blue cloth boards. Housed in blue cardboard slipcase. Edition limited to 1500 copies only signed by the illustrator. This is copy#1300. Monthly newsletter laid in. Box scuffed o/w fine copy. Limited Editions Club Hardcover
1966Best.-Nr. 018856New York: Limited Editions Club 1966. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase. Charles Raymond. Large octavo 6-3/4" x 10" bound in beige English buckram and boards covered in dark blue paper imported from Italy. Copy #887 of 1500 designed and printed by Joseph Blumenthal at the Sprial Press and illustrated with 15 wash drawings in color by Charles Raymond. SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Limited Editions Club hardcover
1866Best.-Nr. 115639London: Chapman & Hall 1866. Cloth. Very good . 304 p. 20 cm. Engraved frontispiece by A. B. Houghton. Green cloth hardcover with blank impressing on boards and gold on spine. Bumped corners and softened spine ends. Bookplate on front pastedown. Two Dickens books in one volume. Though Hard Times is a well known part of the author's repertoire Pictures From Italy may be less so. A travelogue written in 1846 it describes Dickens' tour of Genoa Rome and Naples with his family two years previously. What interests Dickens most is the colourful street life; on pp. 273-274 he witnesses a public beheading in Rome. Chapman & Hall hardcover
Best.-Nr. 22320RAYMOND Charles. DICKENS Charles. Hard Times for These Times. Illustated by Charles Raymond Introduction by John T. Winterich. Small 4to. Orig. cloth-backed boards in publisher's slipcase. N.Y.: Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1966. Limited to 1500 copies. Printed at the Spiral Press and signed by the illustrator. A fine copy. unknown
1852Best.-Nr. 28881New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good No dust jacket as issued. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Brown half leather over green pebbled boards spine in five compartments separated by wide raised bands gilt lettering in two compartments marbled endpapers. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of B&W drawings. This volume includes Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Harper's Magazine is a monthly magazine of literature politics culture finance and the arts. Launched in June 1850 by the New York City publisher Harper & Brothers it is the second-oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S. Each volume features hundreds of illustrations. Former owner's name neatly stamped on first blank preliminary page Wm. B. Sherman; moderately worn front hinge sprung else fine; unmarked text block tight square and clean. A large heavy book - additional shipping charges may apply particularly for expedited or international shipment. VERY GOOD. Harper's New Monthly Magazine. 4. B&W Drawings. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 864 pages . 1852. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1852Best.-Nr. 17128New York:: G. P. Putnam & Company 1852. original decorated blue cloth a.e.g. Some light use to cloth; an attractive copy. 8vo. First and Second series bound in one volume. G. P. Putnam & Company, hardcover
1852Best.-Nr. 12085London: Bradbury and Evans 1852. First Edition Second issue. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition Second issue. Hardcover. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks unsigned. "Household Words was an English weekly magazine edited by Charles Dickens in the 1850s. It took its name from the line in Shakespeare's Henry V: "Familiar in his mouth as household words." From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Moderate shelf wear/rubbing to extremities and bumped/chipped corners spotting and grubby foxing throughout discoloration/browning plates show light toning and spotting major loss to pp. 373-376; content page corner else tight bright and unmarred. 8vo. volume 5. Bound tan cloth with lined tp. Bradbury and Evans hardcover
1855Best.-Nr. 5002066NY: Dix Edwards and Co. 1855. Bound in the original green cloth which has held up amazingly well -- the book is tight and clean. Subscribers could also send back their own collected sets of whatever years and have them bound in green publisher's cloth to match the semi-annual compilations. Which they did here. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good /No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dix, Edwards and Co. Hardcover
1973Best.-Nr. 1000044Toronto: University of Toronto Press 1973 First edition thus. Cloth. Large octavo. Fine in fine d.j. University of Toronto Press, hardcover
1911Best.-Nr. 334584London Paris : Hachette kaj Kº ; Stead's Publishing Office 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Library copy. Inscription from previous owner. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 88 pages. Subjects; English fiction 19th century ; Translations into Esperanto. Esperanto Texts. Translated works. London Paris : Hachette kaj Kº ; Stead's Publishing Office hardcover
1839Best.-Nr. b18311New York: The Albion 1839. First Edition . Disbound. Fine. Complete original disbound issue in near fine condition with minor wear. The Albion unknown
1839Best.-Nr. b18309New York: The Albion 1839. First Edition . Disbound. Fine. Complete original disbound issue in near fine condition with minor wear. The Albion unknown
1839Best.-Nr. b18314New York: The Albion 1839. First Edition . Disbound. Fine. Complete original disbound issue in near fine condition with minor wear. The Albion unknown
1839Best.-Nr. b18303New York: The Albion 1839. First Edition . Disbound. Fine. Complete original disbound issue in near fine condition with minor wear. The Albion unknown
1873Best.-Nr. 447872London : Chapman and Hall 1873. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very good copy bound in contemporary leather-backed marbled boards. Gilt-blocked leatherlabel to spine with raised bands and spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine bandsand panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Date is suggested/cannot be verified. Physical description; vi 522 pages 18 cm. Subjects; Fiction. English Fiction. Dickens Charles. 19th century fiction. London : Chapman and Hall hardcover
