The Battle of Life
By Charles Dickens
A Love Story. Publisher: London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. First edition, fourth state. Numerous black and white decorations and illustrations with a vignette and frontispiece. 175 pp. Hardcover. 16mo size. Beautifully rebound in crushed green morocco with gilt tooling on cover and spine. Excellent condition in and out. Five raised bands ruled in gilt, gilt lettering and devices tooled in compartments, boards ruled in gilt with decorative corner devices, gilt borders and turn-ins, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Minor rubbing at edges. Else near fine. An exquisite little book. Very good +. Original cover bound in at rear. A very nice copy.
Suggested Estimate $300-500
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