Dickens, Little Dorrit. 1857 First American Illustrated Edition. Peterson

Description: Dickens, Little Dorrit. 1857 First American Illustrated Edition. Peterson Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Description: Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens("Boz") Illustrated Edition Two Volumes Complete in One From T.B. Peterson's uniform edition of Charles Dickens’ works Philadelphia, T.B. Peterson undated but 1857. First American illustrated octavo edition. [The original owner, D.F. Gott, whose signature is on the front endpaper, also wrote the 1857 date.] Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt spine titles & figure of Dorrit; boards embossed with geometric design. Tall octavo (9-1/4" x 5-7/8"), yellow endpapers. Text in double columns. 317 pages. Frontispiece portrait of Dickens, illustrated title page plus 38 full page engraved plates. 2 pages of advertisements at rear [with 102 Chestnut Street as the publisher address, and Little Dorrit listed as the latest Dickens' title]. The first Peterson volume of LITTLE DORRIT (in fact the first in book form anywhere) was Vol I of the two-volume duodecimo edition, published in November 1856, during serialization; in June 1857, once serialization was complete, Peterson quickly published the novel in numerous duodecimo (including Vol II of the above) and octavo formats. One octavo (double-column) format consists of 317 pages of text -- issued first without illustrations (in wrappers or in cloth), and soon thereafter with plates inserted. Subjects: Marshalsea Prison (Southwark, London, England) -- Fiction. Inheritance and succession -- Fiction. Debt, Imprisonment for -- Fiction. CONDITION: Good. (Covers have moderate edge and corner wear, light soil, chipping and fabric wear at spine extremities. Title pages have discolored stripes (probably offsetting from old newspaper clipping); the text and plates are otherwise complete, clean and intact with some age toning of the paper. Binding is tight.) Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items. (Click here to view all of our auctions) Shipping and Payment Information Shipping : DOMESTIC Domestic Media Mail shipping, including Delivery Confirmation and Insurance, is standard. This applies to any address in the US and Puerto Rico, as well as to APO addresses. Media Mail, available only for domestic shipping, is trucked to its destination, and shipped by boat to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, On the average it takes 3 to 10 days to arrive, depending on the distance and the vagaries of the US Postal Service. Shipments to Alaska, Hawaii, APO and other off-shore addresses take longer to arrive. During the pre-Christmas season, Media Mail is subject to delays. When filling out the Ebay Detailed Seller Ratings, please keep in mind that the sometime slow arrival is due to the performance of the Postal Service and not to any tardiness on the part of the seller. For expedited domestic mailing, Priority Mail shipping can be arranged at an additional cost. For most books, we charge between two and nine dollars for this service, including delivery confirmation and insurance. For heavy sets or high-value books, the charge may be higher. INTERNATIONAL For international shipping, we urge bidders to request quotes of shipping costs before bidding. We will also specify international shipping options and prices after the conclusion of the auction. We will try to provide a range of options but buyers should be aware that all shipments are via air mail and shipping of heavy books can be expensive. COMBINED SHIPPING For international transactions, combined shipping of multiple lots can substantially reduce postage. This is especially the case for M-Bag shipments of up to 11 lbs and for multiple volumes that will fit into a single Priority Mail flat rate box. For the above options, the postage rate is fixed independently of the weight. INSURANCE All of our domestic shipments are fully insured. Payment : No credit cards except through PayPal. Paypal payments should be in US Dollars but Euros are also acceptable if prior agreement is obtained. As of October 2008, Ebay is imposing the requirement that all payments be made via Paypal. We understand that this requirement may be a problem to some of our customers and we will do our best to accommodate their needs. inkfrog terapeak

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