Description: The Daltons; or, Three Roads in Life. By Charles Lever and published in London by Chapman and Hall. Printed in London by W.H. Smith & Son. 1880, 698 pp plus publisher’s catalogue, 7.25” x 5”, 8vo, decorative hardcover. Overall good, with rubbing and wear to boards, primarily along edges and corners. Chipping to edges of spine, along with head and heel. Light cracking and wear to hinges around front and rear. Text block remains bound well. Light markings and marginalia. Includes publisher’s catalogue at rear, including works by Dickens, Melville, Trollope, and more. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce surviving Yellow-Back edition of a work by Charles Lever. Yellow-Backs (or Mustard-Plaster) were cheap copies published starting in the 1840s meant to appeal to the growing amount of literate lower and middle-class readers, primarily in Britain, with copies not expected to last compared to traditional cloth and leather bindings. COLL1880AFIB-0224-aj1060
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Author: Charles Lever
Region: Europe
Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Topic: Literature
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1880
