The Personal History of David Copperfield.
Language: English
Published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company / The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Boston, 1880
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Redeemed Rare Books, La Jolla, CA, U.S.A.Redeemed Rare Books
AbeBooks seller since November 24, 2025
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 330.50
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
DICKENS, Charles (1812–1870). The Personal History of David Copperfield. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company; The Riverside Press, Cambridge, circa 1880s. First Edition Thus. Riverside Illustrated Library Edition. Two volumes, complete. Octavo (8vo). Vol. I: 446 pp. Vol. II: 400 pp. Publisher's original green cloth, decoratively stamped in black and gilt, with exceptionally bright gilt portrait medallions of Charles Dickens on the front boards and gilt lettering to the spines. Illustrated throughout with engraved plates by Hablot Knight Browne (“Phiz”). With introductions by Edwin P. Whipple. Issued as part of the Riverside Illustrated Library Edition, this American printing helped introduce Dickens's works to a broad nineteenth-century readership in an elegant and affordable format. David Copperfield, regarded as Dickens's most autobiographical novel, remains among his most collected and enduring works. Contents generally clean and unmarked with light, even age toning. Bindings remain sound and square. Gilt portrait medallions remain bright. Light to moderate rubbing and wear to spine ends, light scuffing to the cloth, and minor corner wear. A Very Good- nineteenth-century Dickens set. [Attributes: First Printing Thus; Illustrated; Two Volumes.].…
Seller Inventory # 2024CD100Ftv.2
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Personal History of David Copperfield.
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles (1812–1870)
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company / The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Boston
- Publication year
- 1880
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Binding
- Hardcover, cloth
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- BROWNE, Hablot Knight (1815–1882), “Phiz”
- Edition
- Illustrated Edition
- Seller catalogs
- 19th Century & Victorian Literature, Books to Film, Charles Dickens & Dickensiana, Collected Works & Multi-Volume Sets, George Cruikshank, Illustrated
Redeemed Rare Books
La Jolla, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since November 24, 2025
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 10.53 | £ 17.33 |
Payment methods
Store description
Founded in 2002, Redeemed Rare Books specializes in rare and collectible literature, with a particular emphasis on 19th-century and Victorian works in both book and periodical form. Principal areas include Charles Dickens, C. S. Lewis, Lewis Carroll, Arthur Conan Doyle, Wilkie Collins, H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, and Edgar Allan Poe, together with related authors and illustrators. Our inventory includes first and early editions, illustrated books, original serial publications, fine bindings, and distinctive editions of enduring works of literature.…
Specialty
Rare and collectible literature, with an emphasis on 19th- and early 20th-century works, including first and early editions, illustrated books, original periodicals, and notable bindings.Seller's business information
Redeemed Rare Books
CA, U.S.A.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Redeemed Rare Books, 7660-H Fay Avenue, #713, 92037, La Jolla, California, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.