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278 - Charles DICKENS. The Pickwick Papers.
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Estimate €50 - €100
Description
Charles DICKENS. The Pickwick Papers. Paris, Éditions d’Art les Heures Claires, 1986 – three volumes of text and three volumes of supplements, making a total of 6 large In-4° volumes – 75 fine out-of-text illustrations printed in blue by Henry Lemarié. Publisher’s binding in burgundy morocco-impressed chagrin, with edged slipcases for the three volumes of text; the supplementary volumes are in flapped jackets, half-bindings and matching slipcases - Original gold-embossed covers preserved - Rich gilded frieze framing the covers and a gilded motif featuring the author’s monogram in the centre of each cover - Spines and endpapers in white moiré - Spines with raised bands, gilded and inscribed with the title - Gilded headbands.
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Ref. : 0715 - 4
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