The Works of Charles Dickens 6 Volume Set

New York: Collier, No Date.

Price: $200.00

Hardcover. Very good hardcover set. There is no published date. The books have light fraying of spine ends and cover corners starting. The covers are lightly soiling and fading. The hinges of all 6 vols are starting to lightly crack. The volumes endpapers are lightly browning. The text of all 6 volumes is clean with not writing or markings. The covers are green with gold embossing. The foredges are red with light fading of color. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Item #125280

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Charles Dickens
birth name: Charles John Huffman Dickens
born: 2/7/1812
died: 6/9/1870
nationality: Great Britain

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Biography

English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature Random Dickens trivia - the first professional baseball team was the Dolly Vardens, a Philadelphia, PA all-African-American, all-female baseball team formed in 1867 (two years before the Cincinnati Red Stockings). Their name came from a character in the Dickens's novella Barnaby Rudge. The Dolly Vardens folded after a short time due to lack of support.more

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