Charles Dickens & other Victorians, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch

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Charles Dickens & other Victorians, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch

Name: Charles Dickens & other Victorians, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
Brand: Broadhursts Books
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Publication: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1927.

Formatting: 12mo, pp. [vi], 240.

Condition Report: Good. The original green cloth binding remains solid and square, with minor rubbing to the extremities. The spine is noticeably sunned, fading the original teal to an olive tone, though the gilt lettering remains legible. The front board's gilt 'Q' monogram remains bright. The top edge is lightly toned, while the untrimmed fore and lower edges show typical age-related darkening. Internally, the hinges are secure. The front endpaper bears a neat ink ownership inscription reading 'Granville Graley. 1934.'. A notable flaw is a small, untidy blue ink stamp obscuring the publisher's vignette on the title page, accompanied by mild, scattered foxing and toning to the preliminary leaves. The text block itself remains structurally sound and completely readable.

Catalogue Note: This 1927 Pocket Edition follows the original 1925 first printing and its subsequent reprint. It was printed in Great Britain and issued in a modest green cloth binding featuring the author's distinctive gilt 'Q' monogram.

While the previous ownership inscription of Granville Graley from 1934 adds a touch of straightforward, verifiable provenance, the small ink stamp over the title page vignette serves as a curious, if somewhat detracting, historical blemish.

This pocket edition is widely available on the open market, serving as an accessible reading copy for students of Victorian literature rather than a premium target for strict first-edition collectors.

Originally delivered as a series of lectures while Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch was King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at Cambridge, Charles Dickens and Other Victorians offers an engaging and spirited defence of the great nineteenth-century novelists. Quiller-Couch, affectionately known by his pen name 'Q', dedicates a significant portion of the work to Charles Dickens, celebrating his genius, empathy, and enduring national importance. The volume also includes characteristically witty and insightful assessments of William Makepeace Thackeray, Benjamin Disraeli, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Anthony Trollope, providing a vivid overview of English literary giants through the lens of one of the Edwardian era's most beloved critics.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch

Book Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Criticism & Essays

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Signed: No

Book Pages: 240

Book Publication Year: 1927

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Cambridge, United Kingdom

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