beautifully rounded spines and pristine gilt tops that fail to show even the thinnest hairline scratch
The book has a little light bumping to its front corners
[1–4] 5–333 [334–338]: [9] leaves of colour plates (facing pp
The book has been sumptuously bound using the finest mill boards with five raised bands in full green goatskin leather
Introduction by John Sutherland
The Old Curiosity Shop Agatha Christie beautifully rounded spines and pristineThe Old Curiosity Shop, by Charles Dickens. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [Undated], circa 1913. First trade edition featuring illustrations in colour by Frank Reynolds R. J. With twenty one mounted colour plates under captioned tissue guards., as called for. 11" x 9", 359 numbered pages. Publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front cover, and vignette to front cover, top edge gilt, illustrated endpapers. Discolouration to spine and