Buy this book on-line CHARLES DICKENS : The Pride of Mankind. Puff Verses for Warren's Blacking with Contributions Attributed to Charles Dickens. Edited with an introduction by John M.L.Drew and illustrated with engravings by Bob GuyHedge Sparrow Press, Oswestry, 2005
First edition, one of 240 numbered copies on Simili Japon paper (from a total edition of 300 copies). 8vo. xii, 40pp. Quarter leather with two-colour decorated paper sides, lettered in gold at the spine. Top edge stained red, the fore edge untrimmed. In fine state. No dust wrapper called for, but housed in the original decorated stiff card slipcase. A six-page introduction precedes ten rhyming advertisements for Warren's shoe and fireplace blacking, now attributed to Dickens and penned over a six month period in 1832 whilst he was working at 'The True Sun' evening paper.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of CHARLES DICKENS : The Pride of Mankind. Puff Verses for Warren's Blacking with Contributions Attributed to Charles Dickens. Edited with an introduction by John M.L.Drew and illustrated with engravings by Bob Guy. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres anciens, livres d'occasion, incunabula, livres illustrées and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |