Author: DICKENS, CHARLES
Title: The Personal History of David Copperfield
Description: New York: The Heritage Press, [c.1950s]. Hardcover. The eighth, semi-autobiographical novel by Charles Dickens has been praised for its depiction of the world from the point of view of a child. Per David Perdue, when the author appraised his works from the perspective of a parent and his children, he said ".like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield." Presented here in a deluxe Heritage Press reprint copy. With eight color plates by John Austen, with his black & white drawings at chapter heads. Sandglass leaflet laid in (New York, no. IV: 20). --- In full grey cloth-covered boards w/maroon decorations on covers & spine, gilt title oval on spine, buff colored leaves and maroon topstain. Possibly published c.1950s, though 1937 date appears in book. In maroon paper-covered slipcase. --- A sound copy, but with yellowing to spine and slightly loosened hinges, otherwise clean, unmarked and tightly-bound. Slipcase with a little soiling and scuffing, otherwise structurally sound.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); xvi, (2), 9-821 pages. Very Good .
Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature >>Illustrated Classics >>Heritage Press Editions
Title: The Personal History of David Copperfield
Description: New York: The Heritage Press, [c.1950s]. Hardcover. The eighth, semi-autobiographical novel by Charles Dickens has been praised for its depiction of the world from the point of view of a child. Per David Perdue, when the author appraised his works from the perspective of a parent and his children, he said ".like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield." Presented here in a deluxe Heritage Press reprint copy. With eight color plates by John Austen, with his black & white drawings at chapter heads. Sandglass leaflet laid in (New York, no. IV: 20). --- In full grey cloth-covered boards w/maroon decorations on covers & spine, gilt title oval on spine, buff colored leaves and maroon topstain. Possibly published c.1950s, though 1937 date appears in book. In maroon paper-covered slipcase. --- A sound copy, but with yellowing to spine and slightly loosened hinges, otherwise clean, unmarked and tightly-bound. Slipcase with a little soiling and scuffing, otherwise structurally sound.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); xvi, (2), 9-821 pages. Very Good .
Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature >>Illustrated Classics >>Heritage Press Editions
Price: US$ 18.50 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 86555
- Book number: 86555