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London: Chapman and Hall, Date: 1859. First edition. Original printed wraps with near-invisible restoration to some spines. A Near Fine, largely unopened copy, with occasional marginal foxing or offsetting from the plates. First printing with p. 213 numbered 113 (and the other points in Smith), but without signature "b" on the list of illustrations. Complete with all sixteen etched plates by "Phiz" and all advertisements called for in Hatton & Cleever (including the scarce Thackeray ad for Cornhill Magazine), plus an additional sixteen pages of ads in parts VII and VIII not mentioned in the bibliography. Housed in a custom slipcase with chemise bearing the bookplate of Michael Sharpe. Published in 1859, A Tale of Two Cities is considered one of the greatest of Dickens' works and contains one of the most recognizable openings in the English language: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Originally released in parts, after its completion A Tale of Two Cities became (and still remains) one of the most widely read novels in history, selling over 200 million copies to date. The book follows events in London and Paris around the time of the French Revolution, and Dickens used Thomas Carlyle's history of the French Revolution as both a source and inspiration. A complex novel of opposites and foils, its exploration of national and individual identity, selfish and selflessness, love and sacrifice has inspired countless operas, musicals, and films including a 1935 ...
Chapman and Hall, Date: 1859. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London Chapman and Hall, 1859. Beautiful First edition, First Issue in the Original Red Cloth DICKENS, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition, first issue in the primary binding. Octavo 8 3/4 x 5 9/16 inches; 222 x 141 mm. [i-vii] viii [ix-x], [1] 2-254; Sixteen inserted plates, including frontispiece and vignette title, by Browne ['Phiz']. All eight of Smith's internal flaws necessary for the first issue present, including page 213 misnumbered 113. Publishers primary binding of deep red sand-grain cloth, covers stamped in blind, spine lettered in gilt. Edges uncut. Cloth on boards is still a rich red. Housed in a full leather decorated red morocco clamshell case. An excellent copy. A Tale of Two Cities was first serialized in Dickenss periodical All the Year Round, from April 30-November 26, 1859. Its appearance in monthly parts (July-December 1859) and book form mark Dickenss return to his old publishers Chapman and Hall, after a long stay with Bradbury and Evans. The extremely large audience for the novel in All the Year Round, however, left less than the usual demand for the parts issue and, at first, for the book, both of which are now quite rare. This title also marks the authors final collaboration with Phiz, Dickenss most evocative and most sympathetic illustrator. Smith I, 13. Hatton and Cleaver, pp. 333-342. 1859. Chapman ...
8vo. London: Chapman & Hall, MDCCCLIX (Date: 1859). 8vo, [ix], [1]-254, 16 etched plates including frontis and title vignette. Full olive green fine-diaper cloth, entirely stamped in blind with a three line border which encloses a rectangular frame within which is is an ornament of leaves and stems in each corner and a chain-like design with each link enclosing a four-leafed flower. Housed in a green cloth slip-case. The head and tail of the backstrip are very slightly bumped with some sun toning; minor scattered foxing mostly near plates and some off-setting; a good clean copy in a beautifully preserved original cloth binding. § First edition in the rare secondary green cloth binding. Two of the eight internal flaws identified by Smith as necessary for the first issue have been corrected: “l” and “f” are printed on p.116 and 213 is numbered correctly. Of the latter point Eckel observes “The absence of this error does not invalidate a first edition but it fixes the priority of printing” and Smith concludes “this binding is probably of a later state than the red morocco [cloth] one”, i.e. second issue. “When Dickens began the publication of All the Year Round, the successor of Household Words, he realized the necessity of making a strong start. So he began writing A Tale of Two Cities, publishing the first of the serial in the opening number of his new periodical... As a novel of great popularity it probably ranks next to Pickwick and Copperfield” ...
London: Chapman and Hall, Date: 1859. Very good plus.. First edition in book form of this classic story of love and the weight of family history set during the French Revolution, one of Dickens's best-known works. First issued in serial format like most of Dickens's novels, A TALE OF TWO CITIES features a setting that "had been [Dickens's] historical favorite for many years." He reportedly "entered the mental and mechanical work" of writing the story "with great spirit" (Eckel, 86). Dickens began TALE shortly after starring in the Wilkie Collins play THE FROZEN DEEP, which features the familiar theme of a love triangle in which one member sacrifices himself for the good of the remaining two. TALE has been adapted for stage, screen, and radio numerous times, with the villainous Marquis St. Evremonde being played by Basil Rathbone and Christopher Lee. This is an attractive copy of the beloved novel, with all of Smith's first issue points present. Octavo, 8.5'' x 5''. Full 19th-century green polished calf boards with gilt thistle cornerpieces dentelles, brown spine label. Skillfully rebacked, with original spine laid down, renewed endpapers. All edges. gilt. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece, pictorial title page and 14 full-page plates (16 total). Page 213 misnumbered 113 and all other textual points for the first edition listed by Smith. Bound without list of plates and publisher's catalogue. viii, 254 pages. Binding with light edgewear, corners a touch bumped. Tiny ...
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[New York]: (The Columbia Broadcasting System, Orson Welles and The Mercury Theatre on the Air), Date: 1938. Hardcover. Near Fine. Quarto. 94 mimeographed leaves printed rectos only. Bound (or likely rebound at an early date) with quarter canvas spine and thick card boards with typed title labels on front board and spine. Modest evidence of bookplate removal inside front board, small chip at the corner of the label on the front board, else very near fine. Adapted from the Charles Dickens novel. The Mercury Theatre on the Air produced 22 radio plays based on literary novels, plays, or short stories in 1938, this was the third play produced. Up until October, 1938, all of the adaptations, including this one, were written by Orson Welles and John Houseman. Overwhelmed by the weekly deadlines (Welles also starred in most of the dramas, sometimes playing multiple parts), they hired Howard Koch to assist - three weeks later they collaborated on *The War of the Worlds* - arguably the most famous dramatic radio broadcast in history. In *A Tale of Two Cities*, Welles played both Sidney Carton and Dr. Alexandre Manette in this production. In the script, page two is blank, except for the word "Welles" - presumably Welles would deliver his introduction extemporaneously. The Mercury Theatre on the Air scripts are rare. *OCLC* locates a single copy of this script (Dartmouth). 1938. (The Columbia Broadcasting System, Orson Welles and The Mercury Theatre on the Air) US
London: Chapman and Hall, Date: 1859. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original maroon cloth covers, rebacked with matching leather spine. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne. 1859. First edition, second state with title-page still dated 1859 but with corrected pagination on page 213 and no signature "b" on the list of plates. Octavo. [i-vii]viii[ix-x], [1]2-254 pp. Sixteen inserted plates, including frontispiece and vignette title, by Browne ['Phiz']. From the silk manufacturing family empire of George Courtauld, signed and dated 1859 by George Courtauld (unclear if the father or the son) on the front free endpaper, and with the bookplate of (son or brother) Sydney Courtauld on the front pastedown. A vestige of British history. Far more desirable with the original cloth instead of the far more common complete rebinding. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. 1859. London: Chapman and Hall US
[publisher: Chapman and Hall, London] Softcover First Edition Octavo : pp. (6) viii (1, list of plates) (1, blank) (1) 2-254 : 16 plates by H.K. Browne (Phiz) including frontis and vignette title : pale green e.p.s : half leather over marbled boards : five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Slight rubbing to boards; plates with occasional closed tears to edges, not affecting images; historical expert cleaning to some leaves; contemporary ownership signature. An exceptionally clean copy, handsomely bound. First edition, first issue, bound from the parts, of Dickens' second historical novel. It has proved one of his most enduring works - a tale of self-sacrifice set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. This was the last of Dickens' books to be illustrated by H.K. Browne ("Phiz"), with 16 plates engraved by him. "Browne, for 23 years responsible for all the etchings which had so successfully embellished these [Dickens'] books, produced his last drawings for the present work.Bradbury and Evans, the printers of all and publishers of five of Dickens' works as issued in monthly parts, had ceased to act in this dual capacity after the completion of Little Dorrit.[resulting] in the return of Chapman and Hall as publishers of this and all succeeding works" (Hatton and Cleaver, 333). Originally published as a serial in Dickens' weekly journal All the Year Round, issued in eight parts from June to December 1859. First ...
Chapman, Date: 1859. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A very good, first edition, first issue, rebound in leather, with all first issue points. As Hatton and Cleaver note in their bibliography, A Tale of Two Cities has "practically no 'points' sufficiently outstanding to distinguish the earlier printings." However, both H&C and Smith agree that copies with the misprint on page 213 corrected and lacking the signature "b" on page ix are decidedly second printings. This copy has the first issue points. Foxing, all plates and some pages have been inserted. All plates and pages are present, except no publisher's catalog, which is not present in all copies. Housed in custom-made collector's cloth slipcase. 1859. Chapman US
London, Chapmann and Hall, London, Chapmann and Hall1859 ; in-8, plein veau blond, encadrement de filets et guirlandes dorées, dos lisse orné d’un décor doré, tranches dorées. (Reliure de l’époque signée H. Cotheran, London) VIII pp., 1 f. (list of plates), 254 pp.Frontispice, titre gravé illustré et 14 illustrations hors-texte de H. K. Browne, connu sous le nom de Phiz, le célèbre illustrateur de Dickens. ÉDITION ORIGINALE. Second état. La page de titre est bien datée 1859, mais la page 213 est correctement chiffrée 213 et non 113.Exemplaire en pleine reliure ornée de l’époque signée H. Cotheran and Co London. Qq. rousseurs. Un coin du second plat taché et un peu épidermé près de la charnière. [France, Montigny sur Canne, FRA] [Publication Year: 1859]
London: Chapman & Hall, Date: 1859. First Edition. First Issue Professionally re-backed preserving much of the original back strip and the blind embossed, red cloth covered boards with new end sheets. An octavo of 8 3/4 by 5 1/2 inches. Overall in very good plus condition with slight foxing to the engraved title pages. Page 243/244 has a 1 1/2" closed tear at the lower edge which has been repaired. The plate facing page 72 has been professionally reattached; however, its extreme lower edge is soiled. The top edge of the text block is soiled. 254 pages of text followed by the publisher's Catalogue of Books 32 pages dated November, 1859. With 14 plates and the frontispiece and the vignette titlepage by H. K. Browne ['Phiz']. The list of plates shows the signature letter "b", the page number error on 213 is present as is the misspelling of "affectionately" on page 134, line 12, all of which evidence this copy as a first issue. (Eckel p.86, Podeschi, A143; Smith 13) 1859. Chapman & Hall US
Jack Conway director; Charles Dickens author; WP. Lipscomb SN. Behrman Thomas Carlyle M. Ciery Mademoiselle des Echerolles M. Nicholas screenwriters; David O. Selznick producer; Ronald Colman Elizabeth Allan Edna May Oliver Reginald Owen W. P. S. N.
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Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Date: 1935. Final script for the 1935 film. Copy belonging to student Leonard Goldstein, with an annotation in manuscript ink stating the same on the front wrapper: "This was presented to me, Leonard Goldstein, on the 22nd day of May by the English department of Eastside High School, Paterson, for having written the best essay concerning 'sacrifice'." Based on Charles Dickens' 1859 novel, which follows a love triangle between a French aristocrat, an alcoholic English lawyer, and a young woman named Lucie in the years before and during the French Revolution. Nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Set in Paris and London. Orange titled wrappers, noted as Final Script on the front wrapper, with credits for author Charles Dickens, screenwriters W.P. Lipscomb, and S.N. Behrman, and director Jack Conway. 177 leaves, with last page of text numbered 148. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good, moderately edgeworn, bound with three staples. Housed in a maroon quarter-leather clamshell box. 1935. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] US
London: Chapman & Hall, Date: 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first issue. Three quarter leather binding over marbled boards, with marbled endsheets. Light rubbing to leather at corners and fore edge. Previous owner details to prelim, with a short repaired tear. Pages sporadically foxed, a bit heavier to plates. The classic Dickens tale set during the French Revolution, with the iconic opening line "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. 1859. Chapman & Hall US
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...." A TALE OF TWO CITIES in All The Year Round, Volumes 1, 2 & 3 complete, Volume 1, April 30, Date: 1859 thru Volume 70, August 25, 1860, first edition, fine copies with near fine contents rebound in half leather with raised spines and leather labels with gold-gilt lettering. A nice set free from any foxing. The true first appearance in print of this most famous work. Also contains 6 installments of THE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLER & HUNTED DOWN complete by Dickens, 3 episodes of Eugne Franois Vidocq, An early essay concerning Darwin's NATURAL SELECTION & the first appearance in print of THE WOMAN IN WHITE (complete) by Wilkie Collins. 1859. Chapman & Hall US
[publisher: Pennsylvania; The Oxford University Press and The Franklin Library; 1982-1985.] Limited Edition; Demy 8vo; 21 volumes, with numerous illustrations by various contemporary artists, including Hablot K. Browne (better known as 'Phiz'), George Cattermole, George Cruikshank, Mauricw Greiffenhagen, F.W. Pailthorp and Marcus Stone, silk moire endpapers, uniformly bound in full red leather with blue leather onlays, blocked in gilt with an gilt vignette to the centre of each upper board, three raised bands on each, all edges gilt, each with its original red silk page marker, fine set. These volumes were 'privately printed and bound and limited to seventy-five hundred copies exclusively for subscribers to The Oxford Library of Charles Dickens'. [Somerville, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1985]
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson and Brothers, Date: 1859. 1st Edition, 2nd Issue (Smith AMERICAN, 12). Modern green half-morroco binding with complementary marbled paper boards. Renewed eps. Square & tight. Binding - Fine. Textblock - VG+ (po name stamp to t.p./plates quite clean). A handsome volume.. 211, [1 (blank) pp [= 196 pp]. Pagination begins @ p. 17. 10 page publisher catalogue at rear (1st state). 33 inserted plates from Original designs by John McLenan, including Frontis & engraved T. p. 8vo. 9-1/4" x 5-3/4" The first US appearance of ATTC was serially in Harper's Weekly. Smith provides a concise publishing history of the Peterson edition, the rights for which were purchased from Harpers. This second issue was preceeded by a cheap wrappered edition, un-illustrated, published November 29, 1859 & sold for 50¢ [not seen by Smith, but we have a copy]. This more-common hardbound followed a week later, offered in 25 different binding styles & formats. 1859. T. B. Peterson and Brothers US
[publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons] Hardcover First Edition Contents: A Tale of Two Cities; Pictures from Italy & Master Humphrey's Clock. Top part of the spine is missing. Full Moroccan Leather. Coloured picture of Sydney Carton. Gold edged leaves. [Darwin, NT, Australia] [Publication Year: 1903]
Charles Dickens Thomas Nast; C. S. Reinhart; W. L. Sheppard; Thomas Worth; J. Barnard; J. Mahoney Illustrator
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New York: New York Book Concern, Date: 1875. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. Thomas Nast; C. S. Reinhart; W. L. Sheppard; Thoma. The Harper & Brothers editions of most of the major works of Charles Dickens, from the Pickwick Papers to A Tale of Two Cities. Issued with 70 parts in 38 fascicles by the New York Book Concern. Bound in the original New York Book Concern's blue paper wrappers. Conditions of publication, from rear panel: "The work will be issued in Semi-monthly Parts. Each 25 cents. Part will contain 48 pages of double column letter-press, profusely illustrated. The 50 cent Parts will contain 96 pages, with double the number of illustrations. No subscriber's name will be taken for less than the entire work." A couple of fascicles have covers which have been gingerly reattached and several have wear at the spine; in general they are in Very Good or Good condition. A nice and scarce item for the Dickens collector.~~The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, with fifty-two illustrations by Thomas Nast (pt. 1 - 7/8); The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, with fifty-two illustrations by C. S. Reinhart (pt. 7/8 - 15/16); Dombey and Son, with fifty-two illustrations by W. L. Sheppard (pt. 15/16 - 21/22); The Old Curiosity Shop, illustrated by Thomas Worth (pt. 21/22 - 27/28); The Personal History of David Copperfield, with a Portrait of the Author and Sixty-one illustrations by J. Barnard (pt. 27/28 - 35/36); The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, ...
New York: Sheldon & Company, Date: 1863. With frontispieces. 14 vols. 8vo. Contemporary half tan calf over marbled boards, black title labels, near fine. With frontispieces. 14 vols. 8vo. 1863. Sheldon & Company US
Collins, entre 1953 et 1961. Ensemble de 16 volumes au format 11x18 cm, reliures fines de l'editeur, papier bible, coiffes bleuies, jaquettes en rhodoid leger, une gravure du portrait de l'auteur en frontispice, le tout est presente dans une boite avec couvercle a rabat. Ouvrages en langue anglaise. La plupart des textes sont presentes. Tres bel ensemble.Tres bon etat. [Lussan, OC, France]
Collins, entre 1953 et 1961. Ensemble de 16 volumes au format 11x18 cm, reliures fines de l'editeur, papier bible, coiffes bleuies, jaquettes en rhodoid leger, une gravure du portrait de l'auteur en frontispice, le tout est presente dans une boite avec couvercle a rabat. Ouvrages en langue anglaise. La plupart des textes sont presentes. Tres bel ensemble.Tres bon etat. [France, Beaucaire, FRA]
NP: Chapman and Hall, No Date. First edition. Hardcover. g. Octavo. vii (i), 311, viii (i) 254pp. Original three quarter leather over marbled boards with gilt ruling and lettering on label of spine. Blue endpapers. Frontispiece engravings, first with tissue guard. Illustrated with b/w engravings by George Cruikshank and H. K. Browne. Binding moderately rubbed with wear along edges, joints and some light scuffing, and label on spine attached with Scotch tape. Stark offsetting of leather rims to endpapers. Block moderately age-toned. Binding in overall good-, interior in good condition. Chapman and Hall US
London: Literary Press, Date: 1935. First Edition. Issued at the time of the British release of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film of the classic Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities, starring Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allen, Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen, and Basil Rathbone. Very good copy with some edge wear and slight rubbing to the gilt-stamping in a lightly dust soiled dust jacket with some chipping and small tears. The front panel of the dust jacket is an illustration of Ronald Colman as Sydney Carton standing with his hands behind his back with the ominous shadowy form of a guillotine in the background. 1935. Literary Press US
Boston / Cambridge: Houghton, Osgood and Company / The Riverside Press, Date: 1879. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Various Artists. 14 of 15 volumes (lacks Pickwick Papers). Corners rubbed with significant loss from spine head of David Copperfield volume, hinges of a couple volumes weakening. 1879 Hard Cover. Green cloth, gilt and black titles, black decorations. Includes: Oliver Twist. Great Expectations; Christmas Stories. Pictures from Italy. American Notes. Curiosity Shop. Sketches; Barnaby Rudge. Sketches; Little Dorrit; David Copperfield; Martin Chuzzlewit; A Tale of Two Cities. Hard Times; Mutual Friend; Nicholas Nickleby; Dombey & Son; Uncommercial Traveller. Humphrey's Clock; Bleak House; Edwin Drood. 1879. Houghton, Osgood and Company / The Riverside Press US
Date: 1935. Told for Children by Russell Thorndike. London & New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons, n.d.[1930s?]. Original color pictorial wrappers. Each of these is a pocket-sized abridgement, for children, of a Charles Dickens novel or character -- condensed into a booklet of just 16 leaves (the title page is on the inside rear cover, there are six full-page illustrations, and the final page 33 is on the inside rear cover -- so the text occupies only 27 pages). The front and rear cover have the same color illustration. A little light foxing, but all three are in fine condition. Housed together in a simple hard-board folder with typed label. 1935. US
Charles Dickens novel; Jack Conway director; WP. Lipscomb SN. Behrman screenwriters; Ronald Colman Elizabeth Allan Edna May Oliver Reginald Owen Basil Rathbone starring W. P. S. N.
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Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Date: 1935. Four vintage reference photographs and one studio still photograph from the 1935 film. Based on Charles Dickens' 1859 novel, which follows a love triangle between a French aristocrat, an alcoholic English lawyer, and a young woman named Lucie in the years before and during the French Revolution. Set in France and England. 10 x 8 inches. Most Near Fine. 1935. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] US
[publisher: P. F. Collier Publisher, New York, N.Y. U.S.A.] Hardcover Collier's unabriged edition, with twenty-four illustrations. The binding has begun to seperate slightly. The cover has some wear, with scuffs on the edges, scuffs and marks. The pages are moderately tanned. There is occaisional small tears on the pages. The rear endpaper has been torn. The front inside cover has a name inscription from a previous owner. 684 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. [Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 1880]
[publisher: Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig] Softcover RO40255644: 1918-1919. In-16. Broché. Etat d'usage, Tâchée, Dos abîmé, Intérieur acceptable. 314 pages pour le tome I et 293 pages pour le tome II. Etiquettes de code sur les couvertures. Quelques tampons de bibliothèque. Nombreuses annotations au crayon dans le texte. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon [SABLONS, France] [Publication Year: 1919]
New York: Sirius, Date: 2018. Reissue. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 5x5x7. New, still in original plastic wrap. An exceptional set. 2018 Hard Cover. Includes: Great Expectations; Oliver Twist; A Tale of Two Cities; Hard Times; A Christmas Carol. "This handsome slipcased collection brings together five of Charles Dickens' most iconic novels, presented in clothbound volumes with foil embossed cover designs. Readers can revel in Dickens' masterful atmospheric descriptions of Victorian London and the terror of the French Revolution as they encounter some of the novelist's most enduring and best-loved characters, from Fagin to Scrooge and Miss Havisham. This luxury gift edition contains five volumes bound in high-quality cloth and matching color endsheets. These editions fit handsomely into a decorative slipcase with luxurious cloth finishes on the top and bottom. Complete and unabridged, these enduring classics make a wonderful gift or collectible to take pride of place on your bookshelf. 2018. Sirius ISBN 1788883705 US
ISBN10: 1774378590, ISBN13: 9781774378595, [publisher: Royal Classics] Hardcover Hardcover. A Tale of Two Cities is set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same period. It follows the lives of several characters through these events.A Tale of Two Cities was published in weekly installments from April 1859 to November 1859 in Dickens's new literary periodical titled All the Year Round. All but three of Dickens's previous novels had appeared only as monthly installments. With sales of about 200 million copies, A Tale of Two Cities is the biggest selling novel in history.This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket. A Tale of Two Cities is set in London and Paris during the French Revolution. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2020]
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, Date: 1981. Limited Collector's Edition. Hardcover. VG+. Green full-leather boards with gilt lettering and illustration; there are five compartments and four raised bands on the spine; textblock is fully gilted; cloth bookmark; 371 pp.; richly illustrated. One in the series, "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written," published by Easton Press. Gorgeous Book! 1981. Easton Press US
ISBN10: 9354860540, ISBN13: 9789354860546, [publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd] Softcover Paperback. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2021]
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Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig. 1918-1919. In-16. Broché. Etat d'usage, Tâchée, Dos abîmé, Intérieur acceptable. 314 pages pour le tome I et 293 pages pour le tome II. Etiquettes de code sur les couvertures. Quelques tampons de bibliothèque. Nombreuses annotations au crayon dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon Tauchnitz edition, Collection of British and American Authors, Vol. 479, 480. Complete, in 2 volumes. At the back: Latest Volumes, Sept. 1919. Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon [France, Sablons, FRA] [Publication Year: 1919]
Norwalk: Easton, Date: 1981. hardcover. near fine. Sussan, Rene Ben. Illustrations by Rene Ben Sussan. 372 pages. 8vo, gilt-stamped black leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1981). Gilt at top edge is rather abraded, else a fine copy.<br/> <br/> 1981. Easton US
Easton Press, Date: 1981. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Full-bound leather with gilt lettering, decorations and edges. Moire endpapers. Collectors Edition. Previous owners bookplate on front free end paper. 1981. Easton Press US
London:: Folio Society,. Fine. Date: 1985. Hardcover. Introduction by Christopher Hibbert. First edition thus. Fine in a fine slipcase. . 1985. Folio Society, US
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (Date: 1982). Limited Edition. Octavo (24cm); full forest green leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk endpapers; all edges gilt; 371pp; with illustrations throughout by Rene Ben Sussan. A fine, unread copy; part of the publisher's 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. "Notes From the Archives" not present. 1982. The Easton Press US
ISBN10: 9390600669, ISBN13: 9789390600663, [publisher: Namaskar Books] Softcover Paperback. A Tale of Two Cities is an 1859 historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie, whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror. Dickens' best-known work of historical fiction, A Tale of Two Cities is claimed to be one of the best-selling novels of all time. In 2003, the novel was ranked 63rd on the BBC's The Big Read poll.The novel has been adapted for film, television, radio, and the stage, and has continued to have an influence on popular culture. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2021]
ISBN10: 0679420738, ISBN13: 9780679420736, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. Lucie Manette had been separated from her father for eighteen years while he languished in Pariss most feared prison, the Bastille. Finally reunited, the Manettess fortunes become inextricably intertwined with those of two men, the heroic aristocrat Darnay, and the dissolute lawyer, Carton. Their story, which encompasses violence, revenge, love and redemption, is grippingly played out against the backdrop of the terrifying brutality of the French Revolution.A Tale of Two Cities begins on a muddy English road in an atmosphere charged with mystery and drama, and it ends in the Paris of the French Revolution with one of the most famous acts of self-sacrifice in literature. In between lies one of Charles Dickenss most exciting books a historical novel that, generation after generation, has given readers access to the profound human dramas that lie behind cataclysmic social and political events.Famous for the character of Sydney Carton, who sacrifices himself upon the guillotineIt is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever donethe novel is also a powerful study of crowd psychology and the dark emotions aroused by the Revolution, and is illuminated by Dickenss lively comedy.This edition reprints the original Everyman introduction by G. K. Chesterton and includes sixteen illustrations by Phiz. Presents Dickens' classic novel of love, courage, and ...
ISBN10: 939567573X, ISBN13: 9789395675734, [publisher: Vij Books India] Softcover Paperback. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2023]
ISBN10: 1645940012, ISBN13: 9781645940012, [publisher: Suzeteo Enterprises] Hardcover Hardcover. "A Tale of Two Cities" is a Dickens masterpiece set against the era of the bloody French Revolution. In fact, the original subtitle of the novel was: "A Story of the French Revolution." In the novel, Paris and London, with their respective charms and chasms, form the backdrop against which both good and bad men attempt to keep their heads above water. It was indeed the best of times and the worst of times--like all times have been, are, and always will be. Dickens' "tale of two cities" turns out, in actuality, to be the tale of all cities. "A Tale of Two Cities" is a Dickens masterpiece set against the era of the bloody French Revolution. Paris and London, with their respective charms and chasms, form the backdrop against which both good and bad men attempt to keep their heads above water. It was indeed the best of times and the worst of times--like all times have been. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2019]
ISBN10: 1912714965, ISBN13: 9781912714964, [publisher: Chiltern Publishing] Hardcover Hardcover. A Tale of Two Cities tells the story of Mr. Jarvis Lorry, an official of Tellson's Bank in London who accompanies Lucie Manette to Paris. He has information that her father, Dr. Alexandre Manette, who had disappeared eighteen years ago, is alive. He had been wrongfully imprisoned in the Bastille and left there to die. Lucie is shaken when she learns that her father is still living. On reaching Paris, they go to the house of Monsieur Defarge, a wine-seller. He had been Dr. Manette's servant and has taken care of him after his release from prison. Both Mr. Lorry and Lucie are shocked to see the terrible state Doctor Manette is in. He has aged prematurely, having lost both his memory and his sense. He spends his time cobbling shoes. The revolutionary ardor and hatred against oppression are fanned every time Defarge and his associates look at this wreck of a man, who has been a victim of the aristocracy. Mr. Lorry and Lucie take her father back to London. With love and compassion, Lucie plans to nurse her father back to health and sanity. Five years later, in 1780, a young Frenchman, named Charles Darnay, is accused of being a traitor and a spy. Lucie and her father are reluctant witnesses for the prosecution, as they had met him while travelling from Calais to Dover. Lucie stresses the good qualities of the accused while imparting her testimony. The evidence ...
Norwalk: Easton Press, Date: 1981. Hardcover. fine. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Frontspiece portrait of the author. Illustrated by Ben Sussan. Bound in publisher's original brown genuine leather with the title and author stamped in gilt on the spine. Four raised bands on the spine. Decorations stamped in gilt on the covers and spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers. 1981. Easton Press US
ISBN10: 1722503408, ISBN13: 9781722503406, [publisher: G&D Media] Softcover Paperback. Beautifully Designed Literary Classic Rich in Drama, Romance and HeroicsIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times is how Dickens' most famous work of historical fiction opens. One of the best-selling novels of all time, it has sold an estimated 200 million copies. Adapted for film, television, radio, and the stage, the novel has had an influence on popular culture since it was written. The story is set in London and Paris before and during the violent upheaval of the French Revolution. It was a time of great change and extreme danger. Rich and poor were far apart and no one was exempt from the ensuing wrath during the Revolution and the Reign of Terror with massacres and public executions. Injustice was met by a lust for vengeance, and a distinction was rarely made between the innocent and the guilty. Against this backdrop, Dickens' story of unsurpassed adventure and courage unfolds. Underscoring the themes of imprisonment, injustice, social anarchy, resurrection, and the renunciation that fosters renewal, Dickens compresses an event of immense complexity to the scale of a family history. While political events drive the story, Dickens lambasts both aristocratic tyranny and revolutionary excess which is caricatured in Madame Defarge, who knits beside the guillotine. The novel, rich in drama, romance, and heroics is perhaps best known for Carton's last ...
Franklin Center:: Franklin Library,. Fine. Date: 1983. Hardcover. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"). Limited edition. Octavo, bound in dark brown leather with gilt lettering and design, raised bands along the spine, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, sewn-in ribbon bookmark. Fine. . 1983. Franklin Library, US
NY:: Pollard & Moss,. Good. Date: 1885. Hardcover. Two volumes bound as one. With illustrations. A relatively early reprint edition. Thick octavo, bound in decorated green cloth with gilt lettering and design on the spine, floral pattern endpapers. Separating at the front hinge, else good. . 1885. Pollard & Moss, US
New York: Sirius, Date: 2021. Trade Paperback. Fine. 5x3x8. Still in original plastic wrap. 2021 Trade Paperback. Includes: Oliver Twist; A Christmas Carol; Hard Times; A Tale of Two Cities; Great Expectations. "his handsome 5-volume boxset brings together Charles Dickens' best-known works in collectible paperback editions. Readers can revel in Dickens' masterful atmospheric descriptions of Victorian London as they encounter some of the novelist's most enduring and best-loved characters, from Fagin to Scrooge and Miss Havisham. These intricately plotted masterpieces will provide reader with hours of pleasure. Together, these complete and unabridged novels provide the ideal introduction to one of English literature's greatest and much-loved authors. 2021. Sirius ISBN 1398809705 US
ISBN10: 1649220413, ISBN13: 9781649220417, [publisher: Sastrugi Press LLC] Hardcover Hardcover. Read one of the greatest classics of all time.The definitive edition.Features an extended biography of the life and experiences of Charles DickensLarge Print editions available in hardback and paperbackOne of the best-selling novels of all time, A Tale of Two Cities is arguably Charles Dickens' best historical fiction stories. It explores the intricacies of a pre-revolution France and the simmering anger that led to the end of a monarchy.Follow Doctor Manette, newly released from an eighteen-year imprisonment in the infamous Bastille, as he moves away from the tyrannical French monarchy."Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, or Death!"Walk with Manette through the streets of nineteenth-century London as the anger of the people reached its boiling point. The political tensions are high, they've had enough, and they are not afraid anymore.This story is one of conflicts, brutality, and of a history-altering revolution. Charles Dickens' best-selling novel is a roller coaster that will carry readers through some of the most tumultuous events in history. Stand in the shoes of the people who lived it and leave with a completely new perspective on what it means to be human. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2020]
ISBN10: 0141196904, ISBN13: 9780141196909, [publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, London] Hardcover Hardcover. After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille the aging Dr Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England.Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille the aging Dr Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette. From the tranquil lanes of London, they are all drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror and soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine. After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille the aging Dr Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock ...
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