THE CHARLES DICKENS BIRTHDAY BOOK,1882,DECORATIVE GILT

THE CHARLES DICKENS BIRTHDAY BOOK,1882,DECORATIVE GILT

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THE CHARLES DICKENS BIRTHDAY BOOK COMPILED AND EDITED BY HIS ELDEST DAUGHTER WITH FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS BY HIS YOUNGEST DAUGHTER CHAPMAN AND HALL, LIMITED LONDON J. P. LIPPINCOTT & CO. PHILADELPHIA 1882 ************ EDITORS NOTE..... "IN COMPILING THIS BOO, I HAVE MADE USE OF, SOME, MORE SERIOUS EXTRACTS THAN GENERALLY APEAR IN SIMILAR COLLECTONS." "BUT I HAVE DONE SO WITH A PURPOSE, NAMELY; THAT THERE IS NOT ONE SUCH EXTRACT, WHICH DOES NOT TEACH--BOTH TO THE OLD, AND TO THE YOUNG--S0ME LESSON, EITHER OF MERCY, OF LOVE, OR CHARITY, OR OF HOPE.   AND TEACHING SUCH LESSONS, THEY WILL NOT, I BELIEVE , BE CONSIDERED TO BE OUT OF PLACE IN THIS CHARLES DICKENS BIRTHDAY BOOK." M.D. 1882 ********* OFFERED IN AUCTION IS A RARE, OLD, BIRTHDAY BOOK WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY TWO OF CHARLES DICKEN'S DAUGHTERS AND PUBLISHED IN 1882.  AN UNUSUAL BIRTHDAY BOOK WITH A QUOTE OR QUOTE FROM DICKENS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR AND NICELY ILLUSTRATED WITH FIVE DRAWINGS A FRONTISPIECE AND ONE FOR EACH SEASON OF THE YEAR.  THIS BOOK CAME TO ME FROM A CAPE COD ESTATE... A HISTORICAL AND  ANTIQUE HOME WITH "MANY MANY" BOOKS. BIRTHDAYS HAVE BEEN  NEATLY LOGGED INTO THIS BOOK...MAYBE 20 OR SO.  THIS BOOK IS IN GOOD CONDITION.  THE COVER IS LIGHTLY SOILED, THE GILTED SHERE IS BRIGHT (ALTHOUGH DOES NOT LOOK TOO BRIGHT IN MY PHOTO). THE COVER IS EMBOSSED IN A WONDERFUL DESIGN AND THE COLORS ARE BRIGHT.  GILT ALSO FRAMES THE 4 SEASON LEAF PICTURES ON THE COVER. THE EDGES AND CORNERS ARE SCRAPED AND BUMPED. THE SPINE GILT IS BRIGHT AND SPINE COVER IN GOOD CONDITION.  THE SPINE IS BUMPED TOP AND BOTTOM.  THERE IS AN INSCRIPTION ON THE SECOND PAGE.  THE FIRST TWO PAGES OF THE BOOK ARE STARTING TO SEPARATE BUT HOLDING TIGHTLY.  THE PAGE EDGES ARE GILTED ALL AROUND.  THE PROTECTIVE TISSUE IS STILL OVER THE FRONTISPIECE.  THE PAGES HAVE YELLOWED, NO FOXING, BUT OCCASIONAL SMUDGES. THERE IS NO ODOR. ACTUALLY, A VERY NICE COPY OF THIS HARD TO FIND UNUSUAL BOOK FROM 1882.  THE BOOK MEASURES 6.5 INCHES X 8 INCHES. ANY FURTHER CONDITION QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME.