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A Child's History of England / Charles Dickens

2015.7.81

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

1880sHistory

7-1/2 in

5 in

Charles Dickens

Alta Edition

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania

United States

North America

circa 1880

Publisher's Binding- Gold Band Titles

Bound in a uniform series binding of pale green cloth stamped in black to spine and cover. Cover and spine design has leaf and flower motif stamped on a diagonal with only the background alternating from solid black to stippling. "Alta Edition" stamped to center of cover with title in a rectangular bordered panel to the top. Gold title band to spine. Brown stone endpapers.

Great Britain

United Kingdom

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