Ch. Dickens, e.a. - Het leeskabinet - 1839

Three (out of 4) parts of the reading cabinet from 1839 - Amsterdam, Hendrik Frijland, 1839 - quarter cloth bindings - (VIII) 288; (VIII) 280; (VIII) 304 pages

Poor condition. Abrasions and impact spots on the bands, paper loss on the plates. Inner pages discolored/browned, with some spots and a few foxing marks. Inner margins are open in places, several gatherings are coming loose. Some engravings are loose, with tears of 1 to 2 cm in the margins of 8 pages. The edges of 4 pages are slightly torn.

Part 1: no spine strip, loose cardboard band, paper loss on the plates, open inner hinges - the book block is falling apart, loose pages - 7 engravings (moisture stain in the margin extending somewhat into the image of most).
Part 3: The book block falls apart, quires and leaves loose - 9 engravings.
Part 4: inner hinges open, play in some gatherings - 7 engravings.

Topics include, among others, a new invention, Nicolaas Nickleby, Charles Dickens, the secret of the daguerreotype, contemporary Paris, stories, mixtures (see the photos on the content pages).

Contains 23 plates. Medicine of love, Adventures of Nicolaas Nickleby (7 plates x engraving nos. 5,6, 7,8, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21,22,23,24), Battle of the Golden Tracks, Yolande, Charles Dickens, Van Amburgh, Obelix of Luxor, Covent Garden, Uppsala, M;lle Rachel, The Schoolboys, Passage du Saumon, Hermit of Overzell, Schiller Festival, Willem, hereditary prince of Orange, Sophie, hereditary princess of Orange, Zoological Gardens, armor of Counts Rottrick.

See the photos of the content pages for further content.

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