B W Matz Preface (3 results)

Hardcover. pp. xviii, 166. 8vo. Bound in red cloth with embossed boards. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Gilt page edges. Facsimile illustrations and engravings by John Leech. Light shelfwear; very good+. A facsimile of the 1922 edition.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. This book comes with a letter from the publisher statingbthanthe book would be published April 1st 1974 .It also come with the review card.(1812-1870). G.K. Chesterton (introduction) and B.W. Matz (preface)Dustjacket has a closed tear at the top left corner plus the inside flap has been creased but not priced clipped. Stated First American Edition. This book resulted from a prolonged visit to Genoa, where Dickens took his family to stay in 1844. His acute eye, his dynamic powers of description and his ever ready sense of humor were brought to bear on what he saw--on the scenery, the customs and the institutions of Italy, as well as on the Italians themselves. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. Charles E. Lauriat Co. Published facsimile editions of A Christmas Carol in the 1920s and 30s. 4 color illustrations and 4 woodcuts by John Leech. Very nice rust cloth boards decorated in gold on front board and spine. Gilt edges. Text pages are clean. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. …