Our Mutual Friend
London: Chapman and Hall, 1865.
Price: $1,350.00
Hardcover. First book edition. Illustrated by Marcus Stone. Two volumes. Early half calf and marbled papercovered boards, raised bands, black and red calf spine labels, spine elaborately gilt. Bound without ads. Neat contemporary owner's name in each volume, considerable wear to the edges of the boards, a little spotting on the calf, still a handsome and pleasing, near fine set.
Item #327108
Charles Dickens
birth name: Charles John Huffman Dickens
born: 2/7/1812
died: 6/9/1870
nationality: Great Britain
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